Blend Door Fixed! Ford Crown Vic, Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Cars

I tried to cheat the system with an easy way to access the blend door actuator on these panther platform cars. Follow along to see how it all went down. Be sure to like this video and subscribe to the channel if you want to see more great Automotive content.|
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[@danielcombs5286]

To anyone struggling with this...do everything he said up until the point of taking the dash free....all I did was use a long screw driver and separate the top part of the original blend door actuator....took the guts out after that. After that stuff is done you can easily reach the back screw(mine only had 1 too) . Took me about an hour start to finish.

[@drpanic603]

1 like = 1 engineer removed from ford motor company

[@drpanic603]

It's good to see someone else struggling with this amazing engineering design.

[@repro7780]

When I had my CVPI, I looked into this. I read that the taxi company mechanics got so good at fixing these, they could bang it out in 45 minutes! It was suggested to go and talk to them, and work out a deal to get them to do your own.

[@jeb1273]

If your door is stuck, often you can do the self test and it breaks the door loose. It's temporary, and sometimes you have to run the test a few times, ( you'll get a code 025 and 024 most likely), it'll work for a while When you have extreme temps, it's worth a try. Got a 2010 Grand Marquis and have used that quickie several times. Nothing to lose. Takes less than two minutes and it could work in a pinch.

[@user-fp7ee2mk3c]

It's a real sumbitxx. I attempted once today. I kept running into the mistakes and changes the person who did it before me.. so I had my dash wedged out with a 2x4 stub I cut last night for this job. And then because they must have lost the original screws I spent probably 2 hours today looking for the correct tools. I simply cannot believe how the last person left it. They put the screw in on the far corner behind the radio but must have lost the easy one. But they tightened the far screw to the max. And it wasn't an 8 mm, wasn't a 7mm, wasn't a 9/32, wasn't a 5/16.. wasn't a 9 mm. I'm going to go to a tool dealer in the morning to buy some specialty tools that I shouldn't need. I'd never use the Dorman. That is what is on there now and that LT warranty is not worth the time & effort you spend replacing them. But I completely understand why you recommend it. I saved a Motorcraft I bought from another vehicle. So I didn't have to buy one. The way these last forever is if you will pick a temperature and leave it year round. On my last panther platform I set it at 69 degrees and that was fine in the summer and the winter in that car. In the modern truck I occasionally drive I have it set at 70 degrees. On manual controlled but with a blender door actuator I either have about 3/4ths heat or full cold and I switch them and leave them for a whole season and then slowly change it from one to the other and I don't have to replace actuators that way. Tomorrow I'm supposed to be doing brakes and fuel filters and other odds and ends but I'll be working on this again. I just thought I'd watch someone else to see if I was thinking right. I think I'll pull the radio tomorrow because I think I'll have less scratches on my hands and be able to have both hands on the job. I really love driving the later models. This is my first post 02 and I really like the modern rack and pinion, Watt linkage, and the seat is just perfect for me. I haven't had one as good as this for a long time. I just need to find a white passenger door...I buy them with body damage to save a couple thousand off retail. I might not fix it because I've learned in the last several years looks isn't everything. In our northern states people drive rust buckets until the frames break and they are no longer drivable. A friend used to take a Greyhound to Milwaukee to get another $75 car. Here those same cars were 7-800 dollars. Now it would be 500 invested versus $4000 here. They were rusty but they ran fine and that's all he cared about.

[@user-fp7ee2mk3c]

So I put my MC unit in and guess what? It didn't work. So after diagnostics I decided to look into the sellers information and the guy on eBay had wrong information posted. So I bought a Dorman & tested it & now it works. I put just 1 screw in and it holds it just fine. I replaced the hard plastic heat and air tube with a flexible dryer vent tube and clamped it over the center stack outlet and left it loosely positioned on the right vent. Put the airbag in and next time I have to do this it will be at most a 15 minute job. I looked the heater box over while I was there..I highly doubt if I ever need to replace the heater core that the dash will come out. I'm betting I do it just like I do 97-03 F150's and then heat tape and it's just a 20 minute job afterwards too.

[@glennnickerson8438]

Glad you "cheated" the blend door Jason--it seems to be the only way to do it. I opted for an OEM door for replacement (I sell Dorman but I figure if the OE lasted 20 plus yrs it was the way to go and it was only an extra $20.00). I've seen plenty of Dorman come back defective.

[@coochieslayer7]

Justcut the whole front end of the car off,once replaced "JUST" tack itback together lol.what a pain in the ass that job is.

[@harnettsgarage]

Well, I left work today and the A/C was working great.... suddenly full heat... vent, defrost, all other HVAC functions work, but no cold air. I guess the blend door actuator finally went on my 97 LX.. I'm not looking forward to changing it... watching your video now, I hope a 97 is similar behind the dash!

[@backnine]

I have replaced a lot of these units professionally. Just remove the airbag and vent like you showed.

[@armedinbama]

Good that you did this for the Mrs. Happy wife, happy life!

[@lelandelissa1837]

Worked perfect! I cut a small piece out of the dash in front of the defrost vent. I was able to fit 1/4" extension down to get the back bolt closest to the steering wheel. Broke the front two off by prying up. Slotted the new one and wala! The old one broke off around the screw. I took a sawzall blade and cut it towards the screw until the plastic was worn away.

[@Zildjian_DW]

The easy way is a class action lawsuit!

[@normanduke8855]

Congratulations. Very helpful. I dread the day when I have to do this.

[@jeffsloane8628]

Great video! I'm getting ready to tackle this in my 2010 Grand Marquis. Love this series.

[@AmericaBumpertoBumper]

That looks like a load of fun. Good job and educational

[@RobertPierson-en3sp]

Best video of how to fix this problem. Thank you.

[@andydundas2443]

"Been there, done that" on my 08 LX 3 yrs ago. Wound up doing it pretty much just as you did. Like you said it just takes a little patience and it'll be good to go.

[@madcow5150]

Yes sir! I have changed this part twice, Dorman is a up grade, and the last time I changed it I only utilized the two up front screws!