Fan static/humming noise - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Zhangy · 01-28-2016, 08:25 PM

Anyone had experience with fan static/humming noise coming out of the passenger side vent? when I turn off the fan the noise is gone.

Frsboxer · 01-28-2016, 08:39 PM

You may have something like paper or a leaf in the blower motor

Sigh-on-Rice · 01-28-2016, 08:54 PM

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19649

I remembered we had this thread. Wow, it's over 3 years ago.

More here.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40231
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15965
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11037

humfrz · 01-28-2016, 09:45 PM

Anyone remember when the heater in a car was mounted on the inside of the firewall, right where you could get to it .... ??

Fixing the fan was a snap .......

(I gotta get a grip on my so-called life ....

)

humfrz

nos145 · 01-29-2016, 11:05 PM

Had this. Had the dealer replace the pos motor. Sound went away for 3 month. Its back.

Crickets under the hood.
Static on the inside.

I think the engineers figured these will cancel each other out.

NOT..

anyways. I will be spraying some silicon grease on that shit.
Ill tell you how it goes in two months when i actually get around to doing it.

roddy · 01-30-2016, 06:13 AM

I had a similar noise pop up this year...ended up having to change the blower (heater) fan motor. Take it to the dealer. If that is the problem, it should be covered on your 2015. My 2013 was out of warranty so I had to fix it myself. IIRC, the part was around $175 CDN.
@humfrz and others who may be wondering, if you end up having to do this, it is actually very easy on this car...no need to rip the dash apart. The blower motor is located directly below the glove box, and all you need to remove is 3 screws and an electrical plug. The whole job takes 10-15 minutes from start to finish.

Ramn · 01-30-2016, 08:03 AM

I'm going to replace it with this one. Hope the noise goes away.

BRZnut · 01-30-2016, 08:11 AM

has anyone heard a random chirp (sounds like a bird chirp) coming from the passage side of the dash when the heat is on? Goes away as soon as you turn off the heat so suspect it is from the blower motor.

BaBaFlyingSheep · 08-26-2017, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nos145

Had this. Had the dealer replace the pos motor. Sound went away for 3 month. Its back.

Crickets under the hood.
Static on the inside.

I think the engineers figured these will cancel each other out.

NOT..

anyways. I will be spraying some silicon grease on that shit.
Ill tell you how it goes in two months when i actually get around to doing it.

Did the silicone spray end up working to get that noise gone? It's annoying as hell.

01-28-2016, 08:25 PM	#1
Zhangy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Drives: 2015 FRS Location: Toronto Posts: 361 Thanks: 14 Thanked 106 Times in 83 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Fan static/humming noise Anyone had experience with fan static/humming noise coming out of the passenger side vent? when I turn off the fan the noise is gone.

01-30-2016, 06:13 AM	#6
roddy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: '13 Ultramarine Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 2,243 Thanks: 1,476 Thanked 1,165 Times in 685 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I had a similar noise pop up this year...ended up having to change the blower (heater) fan motor. Take it to the dealer. If that is the problem, it should be covered on your 2015. My 2013 was out of warranty so I had to fix it myself. IIRC, the part was around $175 CDN. @humfrz and others who may be wondering, if you end up having to do this, it is actually very easy on this car...no need to rip the dash apart. The blower motor is located directly below the glove box, and all you need to remove is 3 screws and an electrical plug. The whole job takes 10-15 minutes from start to finish. __________________ no man with a good car needs to be justified...

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nos145 Cognite Join Date: Oct 2011 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FRS Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 245 Thanks: 121 Thanked 57 Times in 52 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Had this. Had the dealer replace the pos motor. Sound went away for 3 month. Its back. Crickets under the hood. Static on the inside. I think the engineers figured these will cancel each other out. NOT.. anyways. I will be spraying some silicon grease on that shit. Ill tell you how it goes in two months when i actually get around to doing it.

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Ramn Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Drives: 2015 GTI Location: New England Posts: 48 Thanks: 83 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm going to replace it with this one. Hope the noise goes away.

01-30-2016, 08:11 AM	#8
BRZnut Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: BRZ DGM Limited Location: USA Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 5 Thanked 431 Times in 250 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	has anyone heard a random chirp (sounds like a bird chirp) coming from the passage side of the dash when the heat is on? Goes away as soon as you turn off the heat so suspect it is from the blower motor.

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