spacedog Posted August 2, 2005 Report Posted August 2, 2005 Hello... I've just bought a T reg 2.3 Ghia X.Before buying it we found there was an extremely nasty (screeching) noise coming from under the bonnet when you turned the climate control on.It was coming from (one of) the rad fans, so the garage agreed to sort it before we took delivery. They did change the fan and the bad noise did go away, but I have since noticed that there is still a noise and vibration coming from the engine/fans when the air con is on.Its not nearly as bad - before you could hear it inside the car.It does appear to be the other fan (the one that wasn't changed). Does that sound likely? How much are they to replace?What else could it be? Apart from that the car drives fine and the air con does work (gets cold OK). Just a bit noisy.It was bought as a "trade sale", so they aren't going to be that helpful if I bring it back (however I have since found that writing "no warranty given or implied" is a restictive staement and is illegal) Quote
charles Posted August 4, 2005 Report Posted August 4, 2005 probably the second radiator fan is in unbalance too.I had the same. When the fan bearing wears the fan becomes unbalanced with heavy vibrations.check it with bonnet open and putting the aircon on (be carefull!) Quote
spacedog Posted August 4, 2005 Author Report Posted August 4, 2005 Thanks. I opened the bonnet and turned the climate control on, and it started shaking alot and was noisy, but it is difficult to pinpoint where its from.Fan does sound likely though, as they replaced the first fan because of a prob. Going back to the garage on Monday. They should do it for free as I noticed the problem (and they said they had fixed it) before paying for it. BTW - any idea how much it should cost to replace fan if broken?I think its possible they realised both fans were on the way out, but only replaced the worst one... Quote
Guest MATT Posted August 4, 2005 Report Posted August 4, 2005 Is it posible to 'un-plug' the fan thats causing the sound, and see if it goes away? MATT Quote
spacedog Posted August 4, 2005 Author Report Posted August 4, 2005 Is it posible to 'un-plug' the fan thats causing the sound, and see if it goes away? MATT Good idea! I'll have a look tonight.My mechanic skills are very limited, but I should be able to do that if its easy... Quote
spacedog Posted August 5, 2005 Author Report Posted August 5, 2005 Yes, I unplugged the fan (well actually both of them went off - couldn't just unplug the suspect one) and all was smooth with the aircon on.Kind of a relief as it excludes the more expensive probs... doesn't it? Quote
Guest MATT Posted August 7, 2005 Report Posted August 7, 2005 Well, if it was smooth with them unplugged, i am 99.9% sure that's your problem, so you can go and buy a new fan in confidence. MATT :lol: Quote
spacedog Posted August 8, 2005 Author Report Posted August 8, 2005 Garage say its the fan as well.Decided to get them to do it in the end. They're charging me Quote
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