Motorcraft YH-1779 Blend Door Actuator Motor

The part I needed at a much better price than buying from the dealer.

Works perfectly on a 2015 Ford Explorer.

Did the job!

Pain in the a** to replace but it did fix the problem on my wife's 2014 Ford Explorer Limited. The problem was I had heat on the driver's side and cold air on the passenger side, when all I should have has was heat (dual climate control). I ended up using a short 5/16 magnetic nut driver and a 1/4" wrench to get to the screw in the back. It worked like a charm.

Stopped my dash from clicking

Worked as well as could be wanted.

This worked perfectly to solve the issue I was having. The dealer said over the phone it was cost between $300-$500 to fix the issue, not including parts (They probably want and additional $40 for this same product).My problem was with the passenger side HVAC. It was only blowing out cold air and was a safety issue as the passenger side window would stay fogged up with the defroster blowing out cold air. I did a quick youtube search to see how hard replacing the part my self was and that lead me to this part number.To replace this part, you have to remove the glove compartment and its housing that sound like a lot of work but was fairly easy to do. Had it open in about 15 minutes because I was cautious, more so than I needed to be, because the clips were pretty strong and well designed. It only took me another minute or so to get one of the screws out, but then started the hard part. In the tight space the screw on the back left litter room to get a ratchet in and crank it normally. I had to remove the screw one click at a time and busted my knuckles doing so. Even though it took some time, I did not have much trouble getting it out. Removing the wire harness connected to the old actuator was not too bad, but finagling it in the new one was a bit of a pain. Lining up the post also took more time than I though it would as it only goes in a certain way and then you have to line up the screw holes. As you would imagine the front screw was easy, but the on in the back again turned out to be extremely troublesome.All in all it took me a good 2 hours, but I think saving me the $500 dealer charge was worth it.

My Blend Door Actuator started popping in my 2011 Ford Taurus SEL. I’m a retired Ford Technician so I knew right away what the problem was. This blend door actuator is located behind the glove box so it’s pretty easy to get to. Replaced and tested. Works great! When it comes to electronics in Fords, stick with Motorcraft. Aftermarket stuff just doesn’t last!!! Believe me.