Help!, my heater is making weird noises Options

[ILuvMyCelica95]

So the other day i had my heat on and it was working ok. I went to the gym, i came out and i got in my car and put the heat on, when i did it started making a "growling noise" from the passingers side. I have no idea why. Sounds like a fan or something.
So the questions are, has anyone had a similar problem? if so what was it?
How do i get inside to check the fan?

bleh!

[devilsden97]

could just be that u left it on. Your not suppose to leave the fans on when u turn the car off.

[ILuvMyCelica95]

i did not know this. I always leave things on when i turn my car off. I've been doing it for 3 years

[devilsden97]

there in lies your problem (i assume)

[Valo666]

its ur blower motor..mine does it 2. Its under the dash near the passangerside kicker pannel. Im plannin on rippin mine out, givin her a few shots of WD 40, and see where it goes. If that doesnt work, ive been quoted $120 for a new one from a local parts shop. So im guessin probably $100 or so for u.

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

My fan started making a ticking kinda sound too. I figure its just from it being so old that its making some noise from time to time. No big deal, its just sort of annoying.

I might actually rip into it today and check it out, so I'll post pics if I figure out anything.

[ILuvMyCelica95]

ok so i got fed up with the noise today- took my glove box out and took the fan out. Apparently i had a mouse or something that made a nest in there- yes i know disgusting i flipped out for 20 min. gross. BUT i cleaned it all out and put it back together and it works find now. If anyone needs help getting the fan/motor out just ask and i can take some pics- its an easy job but u have to be upsideown for a lot of it and the screws are a pain in the ass to get to

This post has been edited by ILuvMyCelica95: Mar 28, 2006 - 11:59 PM

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

Nice work Tina. As you may have assumed, I got too lazy the other day and didn't tear mine apart or anything. Although the next day it stopped making the sound, so whatever.


Don't be too grossed out though, I think think thats why mine makes a wierd noise also. I had my car sitting for a few days once and when I came home and started it up my fan ate something and blew brown dust everywhere in my car....it made such a mess. But it was probably the same thing, just I destroyed all the evidence.

[bigal004321]

I had a mouse in mine too! good thing i didnt see the mouse i woulda flipped!! ..But i just reached through the little holes that are in that white box that covers the fan, and just kept digging out more junk until i didnt feel anything anymore.

Bigal

[ILuvMyCelica95]

^ Thats what I did- with rubber gloves on but there was stuff i couldnt get to so i ended up rippin the whole thing out.