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    IHKA Interchangibility 1999 323i e46 sedan

    Hello,

    I'm having issues with my IHKA not modulating my heater control valve and keeping it closed 100% of the time. I've unplugged the valve for now and have heat 100% of the time and will be testing with INPA soon to see if I can verify my thoughts that it is the IHKA unit itself, however, I need to go to a upick yard this week and since the IHKA units are cheap to buy there I was going to pick up one or two. My issue is that I can't seem to find out what models of the unit will be compatible with mine. I will be removing my unit and checking the PN before going into the yard, however, if they have a similar unit will it work? Ebay has a ton of different options listing for my car, but they all have slightly different PN's.

    I believe mine is the 64.11 8 384 112 unit (it only has the recirc button, not the Auto recirc option) - The faceplate is identical, however, maybe the PN is different....

    The is also another version which has an Auto recirc - 64.11 6 917 004 will this work? Or are other components different?

    Any help is appreciated!

    Thanks,

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    Go to www.realoem.com and enter the last 7 characters of the car’s vin. Hit enter and bookmark the page. Scroll down to heatingband ac to get the part # for the IHKA that’s in your car. Click on the part # to see what other cars use this part #.

    Have you checked the voltage at the heater control valve connector. Be advised that the IHKA modulates the voltage so a digital volt meter may show either a varying voltage or a voltage less than 12VDC.

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    Thanks! Exactly what I needed.

    Yes I checked the voltage - this was a while ago and can't remember the value, but it was less than 12 and didn't seem to fluctuate. With it plugged in I can drive for 30 minutes and never get heat out of my vents, however, with it unplugged I get heat once the car has reached operating temperature. From what I can tell that is either a faulty IHKA unit or a sensor. Not sure what though. Hoping to plug in INPA soon and start looking at values to see if I can pinpoint. Never used it yet though so if anyone has any suggestions on what to check that would be great.

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    Typically in the yards I go to there are so many e46s and I have even found ZHPs. You will more than likely find the same year and model of your car. I just pulled one from an e39 530i for my e39 M5. Works great and saved $700?

    You should be fine either checking realoem or just matching up your year / model while at the yard.

    I would also recommend getting two since new ones are so expensive.

    I think the solder joints break down and then they quit controlling correctly.

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    Yeah I was planning on getting 2-3 since I'll be there and they are quick to remove. Thanks for the tips!

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    Get a can of computer keyboard compressed air and blow it through the little grill in the IHKA. There are a temperature sensor and a tiny fan in the IHKA. They are used to check the canin’s air temperature. The sensors can get dirty.

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    ah I'll try that as well.

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