Aftermarket BCM

[dmjarosz]

I'm having the usual BCM troubles and it's time to replace. I'm having trouble finding a Motorcraft brand bcm. What aftermarket brand do you guys recommend?

[camelgrundle]

I don't remember but I think the one I got was a dorman. And it's going 3 years strong lol

[fastblackmerc]

I recommend a Motorcraft one.

I can fix yours, send you one that is repaired or here is one on eBay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Lincoln-Mercury-Control-Blower-Speed-w-Automatic-A-C-1998-2011-8W7Z19E624A-/251426850014?hash=item3a8a3544 de:g:2I4AAOxy-o5Rygje&vxp=mtr

[fastblackmerc]

BTW........ I'd never buy an aftermarket BCM or blend door actuator. New ones are cheap enough and aftermarkets have a very short service life.

[camelgrundle]

Considering the car I bought was on its 3rd motorcraft bcm, I took my chances with dorman. And it has already outlived one of the motorcraft ones.

[CoreyM75]

I just put in a Dorman one yesterday. The oem one was dead in the usual spot. I am planning on fixing mine as a spare.

Do these fail more at a certain mileage or age of the car? I only asked because my car has just under 62k and it doesn't get driven a whole lot.

[tbone]

Planned obsolescence. Simple as that. Ford is great at it.

[dmjarosz]

How reliable is fixing the existing bcm? I've seen pictures of failed ones with the melted solder joints and it doesn't look terrible to re-solder. Do they all fail in the same manner? I repaired my lcm years ago with an external relay and it's been trouble free ever since so I'm willing to give repairing the bcm a shot.

[fastblackmerc]

How reliable is fixing the existing bcm? I've seen pictures of failed ones with the melted solder joints and it doesn't look terrible to re-solder. Do they all fail in the same manner? I repaired my lcm years ago with an external relay and it's been trouble free ever since so I'm willing to give repairing the bcm a shot.

If you have an iron that can get hot enough, it's an easy fix.

[01BADMERC]

I have baked many computer boards with failed solder joints with success. 385 for about 8 min. Just saying...

[camelgrundle]

That is how I fixed my PS3 twice with a heat gun. However each time it only lasted a month or 2. But long enough to backup the hard drive.

[dmjarosz]

I have baked many computer boards with failed solder joints with success. 385 for about 8 min. Just saying...

If I go that route, I'm putting salmon fillets in the oven as well!

[Green96]

The electrical engineer I used to work with tried to fix my original one for me. It lasted 1 year and went out again. Whatever was wrong the second time was harder to pin down. He wanted to keep poking around at it trying different things. I told him that as difficult as it was to get in and out of the car I was not willing to try any more fixes. Went aftermarket and it has been fine so far. I think I went Wells but I can't remember for sure. Whoever it was touted a revised design in the description on rock auto.


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