Ohhhh I see now, it might be the one on the other side... I think there's 3, the driver side one which controls the vents, and there's a bottom one and a passenger side one where they control fresh / recirculate are and the hot cold air mix. It's usually the driver side one that chews the teeth out.
Blend Door Actuator Issue Thread
- Thread starter backofthenet
- Start date
From what I understand it doesn't have anything to do with using the AC, but if you switch which vents for air to come out of frequently... Also, the Dorman replacement part uses a much more reliable design, the Ford ones use a weird friction resistance method that's horribly unreliable, worth just a few bucks more for the proper design to me...
Yeah, so your light use of change of settings should keep you good for a long time again... hopefully! 
OK, so as far as the Dorman part#, I cross referenced the Motorcraft YH1896 to Dorman 604-400 and that's what a web search shows is what people are recommending to use on this board and elsewhere... Good luck, hopefully you will be good for a while!
Edit: Great thread on Reddit HERE confirms the Dorman is MUCH better quality!
OK, so as far as the Dorman part#, I cross referenced the Motorcraft YH1896 to Dorman 604-400 and that's what a web search shows is what people are recommending to use on this board and elsewhere... Good luck, hopefully you will be good for a while!
Edit: Great thread on Reddit HERE confirms the Dorman is MUCH better quality!
So I replaced two motors... one on the driver's side, and one behind the glovebox.
The clicking is gone, but now when I switch vents, I hear a little creaking sound. Did anyone else notice this after replacing theirs? I'm wondering if it will go away after some time, or if there's something I can do to eliminate the noise.
The clicking is gone, but now when I switch vents, I hear a little creaking sound. Did anyone else notice this after replacing theirs? I'm wondering if it will go away after some time, or if there's something I can do to eliminate the noise.
- Member ID
- #9137
- Messages
- 504
- Likes
- 115
Yeah, so your light use of change of settings should keep you good for a long time again... hopefully!
OK, so as far as the Dorman part#, I cross referenced the Motorcraft YH1896 to Dorman 604-400 and that's what a web search shows is what people are recommending to use on this board and elsewhere... Good luck, hopefully you will be good for a while!
Edit: Great thread on Reddit HERE confirms the Dorman is MUCH better quality!
OK, so as far as the Dorman part#, I cross referenced the Motorcraft YH1896 to Dorman 604-400 and that's what a web search shows is what people are recommending to use on this board and elsewhere... Good luck, hopefully you will be good for a while!
Edit: Great thread on Reddit HERE confirms the Dorman is MUCH better quality!
is the dorman part the one for driver side or passenger??
- Member ID
- #2134
- Messages
- 4,097
- Likes
- 946
You couldn't pay me enough to put the horribly designed Motorcraft one back in... even if mine goes out before warranty is up, I'll PAY for a Dorman part and let the Ford guys put it in and even void the rest of the warranty after that but, doesn't matter;will last WAY longer!
Absolutely, that's what a lot if the previous discussion had been about. Ford used a weird friction resistance internal setup to keep costs down while the Doorman was engineered to be a little heavier and costlier with a whole different method but far more reliable. Sorry, can't remember which thread discussed it if try a search for "Dorman blend door" and if anything there are Standard brand that at least offers a full year warranty too instead of 90 days so there are definitely some better options... But that's encouraging to hear that it's easier than the cabin filter, I just had a quick lube place do mine, of course that's all, I do my own oil changes at 1/4th the cost with better stuff by far.
- Member ID
- #2134
- Messages
- 4,097
- Likes
- 946
Absolutely, that's what a lot if the previous discussion had been about. Ford used a weird friction resistance internal setup to keep costs down while the Doorman was engineered to be a little heavier and costlier with a whole different method but far more reliable. Sorry, can't remember which thread discussed it if try a search for "Dorman blend door" and if anything there are Standard brand that at least offers a full year warranty too instead of 90 days so there are definitely some better options... But that's encouraging to hear that it's easier than the cabin filter, I just had a quick lube place do mine, of course that's all, I do my own oil changes at 1/4th the cost with better stuff by far.
Interesting. If it breaks again I will try the Dorman and hold you accountable for the decision 🤣
Dorman does claim to "engineer past the factory/OEM's parts faults/mistakes" with their aftermarket parts, where applicable.
Maybe this is a case where they actually did such, and made good on their promise.![[dunno]](/images/smilies/icon_smile_dunno.gif "Dunno [dunno]")
Maybe this is a case where they actually did such, and made good on their promise.
I know Ford likely has a multi-year contract with manufacturer(s), and years worth of warehoused product, but it's just such a shame they can't do a mid-year redesign and eat the cost of scraping that crap while taking it out of CEO bonuses. 2012-2018 is much too long of a span to have any excuse as to why they aren't already redistributing a redesigned part.
Similar threads
-
Removed driver side blend door actuator without replacing it- Started by pickle22
- Replies: 4
-
Help! I have a 2016 Ford Fiesta S/ Which blend door actuator do I need that goes behind climate control knob?
- Started by ScooterGirl
- Replies: 8
-
-
-
Which blend door actuator?- Started by aruth55
- Replies: 6
-
Inaccurate fuel gauge & clicking blend door actuator
- Started by Jordan Maggs
- Replies: 6
-
-
-
New Blend door actuator doesn’t align- Started by busterbluth
- Replies: 3
-
Blend door actuator screw size?- Started by our guile
- Replies: 0
