WRXgirl Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Hi, this is my first post so please don't laugh because I don't know anything about cars. My fan for the heater and defroster is making a clicking noise. Does anyone know why it is doing this? Is it expensive to fix? HELP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setright Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Defroster turns on the A/C to dry the air. Is the clicking happening once every few minutes? That could be normal, the A/C relay could be clicking. Try manually switching off the A/C in defrost mode (windscreen Symbol), the clicking might go away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXgirl Posted March 1, 2006 Author Share Posted March 1, 2006 the noise sounds like remember how children put playing cards in the spokes of their bicycles. It sounds like that. It gets louder when i turn up the fan, and quieter when I turn it down. Thank you for helping me, sorry about being the dumb blonde. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzam Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Sounds like maybe something like a leaf or gum wrapper has found it's way into the fan area. I had a similar problem and ran the fan on high speed for a while and it finally cleared itself out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarian Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 1. It could be something in the fan. Running it at high speed might clear it out. 2. The fan could have a cracked squirrel cage or have lost a balance weight. In either of those cases, it would need to be replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setright Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Okay, new tack! Get under the passenger side of the dash, the fan housing is the round bit secured with three or four screws. Undo these, lower the fan and clean out any debris. Check the fan for broken blades, too. Re-install, and you should be good to go (All the Subes I have driven have a very slight background clicking, especially in fan speed 2. Road noise drowns it out though.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Yeah...it's probably a leaf. Follow setright's advice. You can remove the glovebox to give you some more room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXgirl Posted March 2, 2006 Author Share Posted March 2, 2006 Thanks you guys, now if I can get my boyfriend to fix it, all will be well. Thanks again, bye for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 now if I can get my boyfriend to fix it, Of course you can, WRXgirl. We have great faith in you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Clark Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 C'mon, do it yourself. It's not that hard, and what a feeling of accomplishment you'll have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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