blower fan... driver side wind noise

flc1962 · 05-27-2013, 11:02 AM

Put the car in today for a noisey blower fan (sounded like a Helicopter on take off) and the drivers door wind noise, Not getting it back till Wednesday as they are ordering something for the door ?, guy advised that the blower is being fixed. When I get the car back I'll let you know what they replaced incase anyone else is having the same problem.. Least they took me serious..

planemad · 05-27-2013, 12:01 PM

There is a campaign for noisy blowers - one of the F30s on our fleet (2012) had the blower changed.

Grale · 05-28-2013, 01:27 PM

My passenger side window vent doesn't work, open or closed no air comes out. The thing sounds like something is stuck inside the airways! Time for a second visit to the dealers

flc1962 · 05-28-2013, 03:18 PM

Do it... Hope to get mine back tomorrow the loan car is a 316d SE..it runs out of steam vry quickly and I'm so glad I went for leather as the fabric is just Naff TBH

flc1962 · 05-29-2013, 10:41 AM

So they replaced the Blower unit £167.42 and the gutter stip and the parts needed to refit £152.96. Labour would have been £196.80.. All done the blower sounds better and there is less wind noise... Job done

Shaunguitar · 05-29-2013, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by flc1962

So they replaced the Blower unit £167.42 and the gutter stip and the parts needed to refit £152.96. Labour would have been £196.80.. All done the blower sounds better and there is less wind noise... Job done

What specifically did they replace for the wind noise mate........I had mine in for that and they said it was buffering from the wing mirror and normal. Still dubious. Cheers.

rich1068 · 05-30-2013, 02:54 AM

Can anyone expand on the noisy fan blower too? I occasionally have a noise that seems to be the fan. Imagine a leaf stuck in it and that's what it sounds like. Rises and falls with engine revs too but goes away if I turn the fan off.

flc1962 · 05-30-2013, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Shaunguitar

What specifically did they replace for the wind noise mate........I had mine in for that and they said it was buffering from the wing mirror and normal. Still dubious. Cheers.

From the invoice,
the gutter strip at A pillar Body sorry no part number
Moulding
Clip
Luftgitter

flc1962 · 05-30-2013, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by rich1068

Can anyone expand on the noisy fan blower too? I occasionally have a noise that seems to be the fan. Imagine a leaf stuck in it and that's what it sounds like. Rises and falls with engine revs too but goes away if I turn the fan off.

My neighbour called me to say he now has the same thing on his ED, Sounds like a playing card on push bike wheel.. its not there all the time, mine was noticable if using the windscreen heat button, then the noise would stay until I fiddled around with it..

Hope that helps

Shaunguitar · 05-30-2013, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by flc1962

From the invoice,
the gutter strip at A pillar Body sorry no part number
Moulding
Clip
Luftgitter

Thanks for that......is it obvious which part they've replaced? Is it part f the soft rubber door seal or some other part. Srry to be a pain but would help me maybe get to bottom of mine. Cheers.

rich1068 · 05-30-2013, 05:07 PM

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Sounds like a playing card on push bike wheel.

Yes! I was only thinking that today!

Well I certainly can't be arsed to go to the dealers again so it can wait until service time unless it gets unbearable.

flc1962 · 05-30-2013, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Shaunguitar

Thanks for that......is it obvious which part they've replaced? Is it part f the soft rubber door seal or some other part. Srry to be a pain but would help me maybe get to bottom of mine. Cheers.

Its ok, but to me its not obvious sorry. Would be better with a part number but there is none on the job sheet. just the name..

DaveA · 06-07-2013, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by rich1068

Can anyone expand on the noisy fan blower too? I occasionally have a noise that seems to be the fan. Imagine a leaf stuck in it and that's what it sounds like. Rises and falls with engine revs too but goes away if I turn the fan off.

I had this happen to mine.. Was fine, then noisy, like a leaf was in it.. Like a card or something rattling against bike wheel spokes..

Turns out is was a leaf (or three), and that there was a modification to be fitted to the blower system by the dealer to prevent this (after they'd cleaned it out).

This was done a good 6 months back now and all has been OK since.

DaveA · 06-07-2013, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by flc1962

My neighbour called me to say he now has the same thing on his ED, Sounds like a playing card on push bike wheel.. its not there all the time, mine was noticable if using the windscreen heat button, then the noise would stay until I fiddled around with it..

Hope that helps

Sounds like leaves in the blower.. Some got into mine and the dealer cleaned them out and fitted a "modification" or "kit" something along those lines.. It's been fine since..

rich1068 · 06-07-2013, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by DaveAL

I had this happen to mine.. Was fine, then noisy, like a leaf was in it.. Like a card or something rattling against bike wheel spokes..

Turns out is was a leaf (or three), and that there was a modification to be fitted to the blower system by the dealer to prevent this (after they'd cleaned it out).

This was done a good 6 months back now and all has been OK since.

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Originally Posted by DaveAL

Sounds like leaves in the blower.. Some got into mine and the dealer cleaned them out and fitted a "modification" or "kit" something along those lines.. It's been fine since..

Hmm. Now I'm not sure if this is coincidence but mine hasn't done it since I stopped attempting to drive everywhere in EcoPro mode and just got on with enjoying the car. I know EcoPro does alter the behavior of the a/c and wonder if it could be connected.

DaveA · 06-07-2013, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by rich1068

Hmm. Now I'm not sure if this is coincidence but mine hasn't done it since I stopped attempting to drive everywhere in EcoPro mode and just got on with enjoying the car. I know EcoPro does alter the behavior of the a/c and wonder if it could be connected.

Mine was definitely leaves in the system... pretty loud, like a playing card on bicycle spokes at higher fan speeds. You couldn't ignore it.

Thing was that it seemed very much, to me, that it was a known issue by the time I sent mine in for diagnosis at the Dealer as they mentioned there was a modification to be fitted to stop it happening again. They cleaned out the system and all was fine but we had to wait for the modification parts/kit to come in, but they did, and it was all done under warranty.

Was happy with the way this was dealt with. Good service.

flc1962 · 06-08-2013, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by rich1068

Hmm. Now I'm not sure if this is coincidence but mine hasn't done it since I stopped attempting to drive everywhere in EcoPro mode and just got on with enjoying the car. I know EcoPro does alter the behavior of the a/c and wonder if it could be connected.

EcoPro, oh no, only drive it in sports mode...

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flc1962 Private First Class 6 Rep 112 Posts Drives: M Sport 420d Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (0)	Do it... Hope to get mine back tomorrow the loan car is a 316d SE..it runs out of steam vry quickly and I'm so glad I went for leather as the fabric is just Naff TBH __________________ Current 420d M Sport Previous 320d M Sport F30 318 M Sport E90
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flc1962 Private First Class 6 Rep 112 Posts Drives: M Sport 420d Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (0)	So they replaced the Blower unit £167.42 and the gutter stip and the parts needed to refit £152.96. Labour would have been £196.80.. All done the blower sounds better and there is less wind noise... Job done __________________ Current 420d M Sport Previous 320d M Sport F30 318 M Sport E90
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