'00 4Runner - location of resistor pack?

[Kung]

I know this has to have been asked 6.02*10^23 times (let the reader understand), but every picture I've seen looks vastly different than what I'm seeing in my '00 4Runner SR5 underneath the passenger side.

So.....is the plug pictured below the resistor pack for the blower? What I assume is the blower motor is off to the right; the floorboard is obviously below it, with the plug being right behind and under the metal bar underpinning the glovebox.

 

[BrianSD_42]

i don't even know what a resistor pack is so I will be following this thread.

what is your end goal?

 

[Kung]

Sorry...I guess I figured with the myriad threads around this and other sites, people would just magically know what I meant. *facepalm* Well, that's what I get for assuming, huh. lol

SO.....regardless of whether I have on the A/C, heat, etc., the first blower speed does nothing. All other speeds work fine. I've seen a ton of threads out there saying that evidently it's a fairly common issue, and that the most likely cause is a blown resistor.

Most people have said that the 'resistor pack' (my term - not sure what it's actually called) is located somewhere under the glovebox on the passenger side, near (or on the side of) the blower motor. But the pictures I've seen, such as the ones inthis thread over at Toyota Nation, seem to have a different location. (And yes, I'm aware this is for a Camry...but most threads I've seen suggest it's in the same vicinity on the 4Runners as well.)

I hope that clears it up a bit.

 

[BrianSD_42]

I've seen a ton of threads out there saying that evidently it's a fairly common issue, and that the most likely cause is a blown resistor.

Do you mean a blown FUSE?

Resistors (modern ones) are soldered into a circuit board; fuses are replaceable units. A "blown" resistor would likely mean it melted or burned up and you would have to replace the whole board.

The fuse boxes for 3rd gen 4Runners are located in two places:
1) left hand side of the lower dash just above the hood release
2) inside the engine bay, a small black box a few inches from the battery, towards the rear of the truck.

If you are talking about replaceable resistors then it is something I have never heard of but I don't claim to be an expert.


*** the pic below is from a Camry in the thread you linked ***

The vehicles in that thread are pre-1991 non 4Runners.

:frog:

 

[Kung]

Do you mean a blown FUSE?

No, I mean resistors.

Resistors are soldered into a circuit board, fuses are replaceable units. A "blown" resistor would likely mean it melted or burned up and you would have to replace the whole board.

I know. I was an electronics technician (a "nuke") for 9 years in the Navy; and unless I'm completely misreading all the threads out there, supposedly there's some resistor 'pack' that is held in by 2 screws, either in the firewall or in the actual vents themselves. The 'resistors' are of low resistance (.04, .08, 1.0 ohms and so on) and are made of coiled metal of some sort.

*** the pic below is from a Camry in the thread you linked ***

The vehicles in that thread are pre-1991 non 4Runners.

:frog:

That's why I've specifically noted where those pics were from - and you're confirming what I've said, actually, which is that I'm having a heck of a time finding pictures/information on the 3rd Gen 4Runners. I can find pics on classic and 2nd Gen 4Runners, Tacomas, Camrys, etc., you name it.

BUT all I get for the 3rd Gen 4Runners is threads full of words, no pictures, unless I'm surfing circles around them. :crybaby: It's driving me bonkers.

In any event, even if the location is different, *supposedly* (I haven't confirmed this yet) the part is the same across multiple vehicles. I'm told that the coils in that picture are essentially the resistors of very low resistance rating that I referred to above.

 

[Kung]

Yay! Found an actual thread referring to the same gen over at YotaTech. I KNEW I wasn't going nuts.

4runner a/c fan no low speed - YotaTech Forums

Refers to an '01 4Runner. Talks about the general location, the part itself, even refers to it as a 'resistor.'

BUT no freakin' pics. Argh! LOL

 

[Socco]

The blower resistor module is high up in the passenger kick panel area. I'd go look in mine to be more specific, but the wife took it to work tonight.

Look for a small square black plug with 4 wires in it: Blue/Black, Blue/Yellow, Blue/Red and a White/Black.

Hope this helps.

 

[BrianSD_42]

I found a thread that states:

"It is located under the passenger side footwell area. You can see it in this pic--it is the unit with the plug and "M1" stamped on it."

http://www.yotatech.com/f2/where-my-blower-motor-resistor-104474/


someone also posted this:

http://www.toyotapartsales.com/part...nner&year=2000&catalogid=1&displayCatalogid=0

I know. I was an electronics technician (a "nuke") for 9 years in the Navy; and unless I'm completely misreading all the threads out there, supposedly there's some resistor 'pack' that is held in by 2 screws, either in the firewall or in the actual vents themselves.

Sorry, you would be surprised by some of the dumb@SS questions people pose. I have seen DIY 'Best Way" Articles on How to Change a Taillight Bulb posted.

I didn't mean to talk down. I was in the Navy as well. 6 yrs as an Sonar Technician. I have always worked with computers and the kind of resistors pictured are new to me.

 

[Kung]

Sweet - anything helps. Thanks for the advice and for putting up with the n00b.

 

[Kung]

Sorry, you would be surprised by some of the dumb@SS questions people pose. I have seen DIY 'Best Way" Articles on How to Change a Taillight Bulb posted.

I didn't mean to talk down. I was in the Navy as well. 6 yrs as an Sonar Technician. I have always worked with computers and the kind of resistors pictured are new to me.

I didn't take it as talking down; you just seemed caught between "I'm genuinely not understanding this guy" and "I hope this isn't a guy asking for the best way to change his taillight bulb." :biggrin2:

No worries, they're actually new to me too. I thought to myself "That's not a resistor - a resistor is a pill with stripes. THAT is just wire." LOL

But yeah, 'best way' articles on how to change a taillight bulb?

 

[Socco]

I didn't take it as talking down; you just seemed caught between "I'm genuinely not understanding this guy" and "I hope this isn't a guy asking for the best way to change his taillight bulb." :biggrin2:

No worries, they're actually new to me too. I thought to myself "That's not a resistor - a resistor is a pill with stripes. THAT is just wire." LOL

But yeah, 'best way' articles on how to change a taillight bulb?

Ask and Ye shall receive. Enjoy...:lmao:
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-g...-4runner-tail-light-removal-instructions.html

 

[Kung]

I would read through that, but my 4Runner needs new floormats, and since I've not found a sticky on the replacement procedure I'm busily writing one.

 

[Kung]

Duplicate post.