Load humming noice when turned on the heating fans

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Guest, Jan 11, 2004.

  1. Guest

    Guest Guest

    I've a '97 850 wagon, and it has started
    to make a load humming sound whenever
    I turn on the air fan (for heating). The sound disappears when I turned off
    the fan.

    Does anybody know the cause?

    Thanx in advance.
     
    Guest, Jan 11, 2004
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  2. Guest

    Mike F Guest

    The bearing in the motor for the fan is bad. You can try fixing it with
    lube, but a new one is probably the way to go.

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    Mike F.
    Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

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    Mike F, Jan 12, 2004
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    briankeys Guest

    This also happens to me, but whenever I have it on the higher settings, 3 or
    4.
    Is it an easy/cheap fix?
     
    briankeys, Jan 14, 2004
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  4. Guest

    Mike F Guest

    It depends on the car and whether you do the work yourself. On the 850
    an experienced guy can do the heater motor in less than an hour.

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    Mike F.
    Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

    NOTE: new address!!
    Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
    (But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)
     
    Mike F, Jan 15, 2004
    #4
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