Repairing My Faulty HVAC Controls in My '06 Crown Victoria For 50¢ + A GIVEAWAY!

Hey guys Bcmwolverine here, and today I repaired my Crown Victoria's EATC system for 50¢! My climate controls have been stuck on floor and defrost since I bought the car 2 years ago, and that issue is finally recified!
Giveaway info:
To enter, simply email me, you can find my email address in the "About" tab of my channel and click "View Email" beside the "For business inquires only" all I will need is your name and mailing address. Also leave a comment so I know you sent an email, sometime it goes to the spam bin. This giveaway is open to anyone in the world as long as Canada Post ships to your location. It is first come first serve, so the first 17 emails I receive will get the 5 O rings. This giveaway will be closed at 11:59:59 pm (Mountain Daylight Time) July 20th, 2020 or when all 17 sets of O rings have been given away, whichever come first.
Heres some other resources to help with diagnosing and repairing climate control issues
The O rings I ordered: www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000...
FordTechMakuloco's repair guide on the same method: • Ford HVAC System Stuck...
Panzer Platform's video on diagnosing this issue: • Ford EATC HVAC Self Te...
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:53 Removing the climate control unit from the car
3:40 Removing the solenoid housing
4:16 Separating the solenoids from the housing
4:45 Removing the solenoids and replacing the O rings
6:27 Reassembling the solenoid
9:12 Replacing the solenoids on their housing
10:02 Replacing the solenoid housing into the climate controls
10:49 Replacing the climate controls into the car
12:32 Conclusions, and the giveaway!

[@seekanddestroy1200]

im at work just pulled the unit took it apart, went over to the parts room grabbed 4 o-rings, put back together and installed. AC is finally fixed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -97 Town Car

[@angelogallegos7522]

Worked perfectly. Thank you!

[@TheSicWolfGaming]

Great video, been having intermittent issues with the ac not wanting to change from defrost and the bottom vents and this spring it stopped all of a sudden. I feel vacuum coming from the line on the back of the HVAC Control box and the door actuator turns when switching temp from cold to hot. This looks to be the fix I need. Thank you, will be giving this a shot asap. Fogged up windows in the summer is dangerous from the ac. :D

[@jeffreyjanecek8585]

Great video! Worked perfect. Thanks

[@fourthhorseman4531]

Good video, man. Thanks!

[@Bcmwolverine]

Glad you liked it!

[@danhatchell1]

You saved me about $300 to $400 easy to do . Will have to take it back out soon . I dropped it & now some of the lights are out . only the vent&floor buttons light up . like to see a video of that . Again ,thank you

[@TheSicWolfGaming]

This fixed my HVAC Controls. 2006 Crown Victoria LX. Blend door actuator was working and the HVAC controls had a vacuum.

[@LucianoJuly]

Great video, thanks much

[@PursuitMode2011]

Nice job!

[@gerryrice4848]

excellent vid

[@thechannel498]

HELP! I ordered the exact o-rings and followed all your instructions but the solenoid doesnt fit back into the housing as if its too big... it even ripped when i tried to force it in does anyone have a solution?

[@kevinleukhardt9560]

Wow Wolverine, that is one of the best tech how-to videos I have seen in a long time! I'm a retired F-15E electrician and we could definitely benefit from training videos made by you. Could you please tell me who or where you ordered the O-rings for the EATC control head solenoids ? I think I am having the same problem on my 2006 Crown Victoria. Thanks in advance!!

[@Bcmwolverine]

Thank you so much! I got mine off of Amazon, but I’m sure you could find them in just about any hardware store!

[@506ian]

Are the yellow things solid like silicone or does air move through them?

[@DaMuffinMan1985]

I changed all the o rings still have same problem ac still coming from floor and dashboard

[@garyyoos308]

Why did you take the solenoid off the mount you can just bend the tabs and take the o-ring out and replace it

[@joshuamollett8436]

I recently got a crown Vic and the air doesn’t blow out hard at all would this fix my issue?

[@PrimarchBentley]

Okay, this is an old post, but I just disassembled an EATC... and there were no springs in two of the solenoids. To verify, there are springs for all 4, correct? I have a suspicion the former owner for a "rebuilt" unit... that wasn't fully

[@ronniepemberton1942]

Mine only comes out of the dash vents, will not come out of the defrost or floor. Would this still be the o rings

[@carlosolvera72]

Worked 03 crown victoria

[@yosiadone6078]

Yeah I can use 5 rings

[@Nethter]

Your ac controls look different than the stock crown vics, are they upgraded? My guess would be they’re out of a town car or grand marquis? That’d be a nice upgrade.

[@Bcmwolverine]

Nope it can from the factory like that. Mine is the P74 so it’s got a few more features than the P71 but less than a Town Car or a Grand Marquis

[@r.b.8626]

Info on the tool set up you have !!! ✌🏽

[@terellgraves801]

Been looking for repair advice for this issue. I will be doing mine asap!! Where did you get your tool kit.. thanks

[@rainbowbunchie8237]

ifixit tool kit

[@PanzerPlatform]

0:01 Wow! 4K, AND high frame rate (60fps). Someone's been patient with their bandwidth. Or, did you get this all edited, and then upload it at school? Your new PC is paying off. Very impressed. Nice Time Stamp Chapters. Btw, you can label the first chapter anything you want. I just used "Start" cuz I couldn't figure what else to use. - 0:39 "Cheap & Easy" was the nickname of a girl I knew in high school. Fantastic little gal. - 2:13 Click, click, click, click. Lol - 3:41 Geez, how many custom PC's have you built/repaired? I don't see a grounding strap though. Lol - 12:33 You stole my idea again for doing giveaways. Well, I got news for ya, I picked up 3 little items today, I'm planning to make full reviews on, and give away that should be fun. Take that. - You've really outdone yourself with this "How To". This should be a companion video to FordTechMakuLoco's. Technically it kinda already is, because his video is showing in my "recommended next video" section. -Chuck

[@Bcmwolverine]

Nope lol I left it overnight and it took probably about 12 hours to upload lol. Also about the chapters that's good to know, although I don't know what else I would call it either. Bahahahaha! Yeah I liked that little edit! I use this kit for phone repair. Living in a tiny community makes phone repair shops few and far between so I make decent money on the side by fixing phones and computers! Also the grounding strap is in the top left in the little pouch! Hahaha! Looks like you got me beat! I won't be doing anything bigger than can fit in an envelope because shipping ain't cheap! Thanks! I had fun making it. I am planning on a few more throughout the summer. I am done school and I should hopefully have some extra time on my hands to makes some more videos. Although it may be tricky to make them around work. We shall see!

[@PanzerPlatform]

@@Bcmwolverine You don't have to get so defensive about your grounding strap. I didn't say you don't have one, I only said I didn't see it. lol

[@Bcmwolverine]

@@PanzerPlatform Well I am sorry it just wasn't big enough for you to see it, looks like you may need glasses, everyone else thinks my grounding strap is perfectly adequate in size 😤

[@PanzerPlatform]

@@Bcmwolverine Easy, Four Eyes. "Youth and, enthusiasm is no match for old age, and treachery" - Karl Marx

[@Bcmwolverine]

@@PanzerPlatform Hahahaha!

[@matthewmaiale5174]

wolverine, I watched your video loved it ,But I have a little different problem ,May be you could give me some idea My system works intimitaly changing from vents in the hi ac to the defrost , It goes back and forth any ideas

[@AB-yc1np]

Did you ever figure out the problem. Mine does the same

[@nick-in6rl]

Out of curiosity what size of o rings are you using?

[@angelogallegos7522]

Purchased on Amazon 007 Silicone O-Ring, 70A Durometer, Red, 5/32" ID, 9/32" OD, 1/16" Width (Pack of 100)

[@ajscars1081]

Are you using iFixit toolkit .. it it good?

[@Bcmwolverine]

Yep I love them. This is the ProTech tool kit and it runs for about $100, so its pricy but it has nearly anything you could possibly need and a lifetime warranty.

[@Wellh0wrya]

Lip smack some more bud