Screaching Fan

Post by **PaulJohnson** » Sun Apr 20, 2003 3:37 am

Hello Everyone.

When I switch on my fan it makes a screaching sound

So i thought what it needed was some good old 3in1 oil put somewhere, I looked in my £16-95 Haynes moggy manual to find a picture of the fan/heater box but to my horror there was none, so I looked in my green moggy 1000 drivers handbook, there was a picture of the box but no writing on who to take it apart.

How do I take it apart? or
do I need a new motor + will the 3IN1 oil do the trick?.

Also I have read a lot of good feedback on heaters/fans what is this rotting pipe that everyone seems to have?.

Post by **Cam** » Sun Apr 20, 2003 1:18 pm

Paul,

Mine makes the same noise when I switch it on but it goes after about 1-2 seconds so I ignore it!

The rotting pipe is the fresh air intake that goes between the front grille and the fresh air heater (in the cab).

Post by **Chris Morley** » Mon Apr 21, 2003 2:58 am

Ha!

And I always thought my car was unique! The sound makes me think of a parrot with piles !!!

The sound has frightened a few of my passengers over the years but I tend to view it as one of the strange quirks of an old car.

I guess it is caused by an air lock rather than a mechanical problem? Simply switch the heater off and back on again very quickly - I always find the noise doesn't re-occur.

Post by **les** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 10:17 pm

I cure mine in exactly the same way, Chris!

Post by **Cam** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 10:51 pm

Blimey, screaching heaters as far as the eye can see............

Anyone else??

Post by **Gareth** » Thu Apr 24, 2003 1:01 pm

I've got the older-type round recirculatory heater, and that rattles like a bag of spanners. The number of times I've heard "is something wrong with the engine?" when I've turned the fan on!

Post by **rayofleamington** » Sat Apr 26, 2003 11:04 pm

I've had lots of screeching heater fans. The sound goes after a second or 2 so I never gave it a second thought until now.