Replacing Bosch 0 130 115 604 with SPAL TYPE 023-A70-74D

Bosch is the largest manufacturer of D.C. motors in Europe. Bosch electric motors are created for the automotive aftermarket sector (cars, lorries, coaches and vans), operating in a wide range of automotive mechanical systems. For example, driving windscreen wipers or in radiator fans as well as air conditioning blowers (HVAC). Other mechanical systems include sliding drives for windows, sunroofs, mirrors and seats.

The Bosch 0 130 115 604 centrifugal HVAC blower is a very popular 12v D.C. aftermarket replacement unit – and is a cheap aftermarket pattern part used for replacing either OEM units or other units from other aftermarket brands such as Vapormatic Part# VPM9656 or Granit 65412013.

Most commonly it is used to replace John Deere Part# AL215704, AL215705, AL110881. These fit many John Deere models from JD 1100 Series to 7810 Series models.

This versatile Bosch interior blower motor module is increasingly difficult to source in the UK. Searching for an online supplier on Google reveals very few results and it has been reported that some aftermarket distributors have been bulk buying the any remaining available stock.

The demand to replace this model has increased as older motor modules reach end-of-life and with the low supply of this model air conditioning engineers have been looking for an alternative, preferably an even more reliable, better value for money replacement – as the value of the machine these units are fitted to depreciates due to age these maintenance costs become a larger percentage of cost of ownership.

To satisfy this demand for a good aftermarket replacement HVAC blower modules for John Deere machines SPAL UK has launched an OEM quality single blower motor assembly – the SPAL Type 023-A70-74D (MalpasAirflow Part No. 30003542 is the universal part). Model specific versions can also be found on MalpasAirflow.co.uk by using the extensive OEM Aftermarket Cross Reference database.

SPAL is a brand that is often specified by OEMs and has produced an aftermarket product that is OEM quality.

• The casing is virtually identical to the OE unit down to the slots for mounting bolts
  
• The SPAL unit is IP30 rated whilst the Bosch unit is only IP13 – This means the Bosch unit’s mechanical parts are only protected from touch by hands/fingers greater than 5cm i.e. it has exposed moving parts that can be touched by fingers. With the SPAL unit moving parts are protected against objects larger than 0.25cm which would include wires, debris etc that could damage the unit.
  
• It has a durable motor designed with SPAL’s OE experience and comes with a 3 year warranty – this compares favourably with the typical 12months (or even less with cheaper imports) offered by other aftermarket brands
  
• Compared with the popular Bosch unit the 023-A70-74D can give a higher maximum airflow that is 44% higher at 338 CFM (574 m3/h) vs 235 CFM (400 m3/h) of the Bosch unit. It is more power efficient drawing 17A at maximum output vs the 20A required by the Bosch unit
  
• The SPAL unit is supplied with a standard connector but a OEM Waterproof PKSL Connector (Part No. AA-LC-001) is available separately
  

This SPAL unit is available at a great price on malpasAirflow.co.uk as we are supplied directly by SPAL UK.