blower motor
 

Had to order a heater fan (blower) motor today. My car has ~85,000 kms (53,000 miles) on it and the blower motor is getting noisy. Anyone else have this issue yet? List price at my local Toyota/Scion dealer is $221 just for the part. The Subaru dealer next door wants $174. Bear in mind this is Canadian $...everything costs more up here. On the bright side, it looks like it will only take me 10 minutes to change it.

Well, at least it didn't go out in the dead of winter along here .....:)


humfrz

Have you tried cleaning it? It could be dust causing it to be out of balance. Oh well, you already ordered a new one. It does seem early though... usually blowers last the life of the car.

Yes. I took it out about 3 weeks ago when the noise first started. At first I thought maybe a leaf or something made it's way down in there, but I wasn't that lucky. The sound went away when I put it back together, but came back louder than ever this past weekend.

Did you never get a chance to check online for a better price? Or did you want to be sure it was OEM from the dealer:

http://toyotapartsunlimited.riverato...r-and-fan-scat

http://www.toyotascionpartsstore.com...U00302079.html


I don't know how shipping would've been to ontario but I guess the deal you got was ok

I bet shipping is the killer on something like that.


It is brutal as soon as it crosses the boarder.


Shipping New York to LA - $10
Shipping Detroit to Windsor (About 2 miles) $150

That's because if you use USPS there's one flat rate I believe if you use USPS, wish there was something like that for all North America

The exchange rate is brutal right now as well. That $135 U.S. price would probably cost me $170-$180 Canadian just to purchase, and then add shipping/brokerage, tax, etc. on top of that. Ouch.
Thanks for taking the time to post the links though.


Oh, and the time to change it is confirmed... 10-15 minutes. Silence is good.

Reviving Necrothread
 

Anyone else have this issue?

My car is at 55k miles, blower motor also really noisy, beginning to sound like a trend here.

If our warranty is for 60k, does this constitute as "replace under warranty"?

Guru's of the 86 platform, please chime in.

If you want to take a chance, you can buy a used one pulled from a salvaged BRZ off Ebay for like $50

I would give it a shot. Nothing to lose by trying.

The 60k warranty is for power train so that's stuff like engine and transmission. The 36k/36month warranty is for bumper to bumper which could cover that stuff.

You can try and see if they'll warranty it.

Yep. If it is really that loud they may goodwill it. Nothing wrong with asking.

While you had it out did you try a little lubrication? Light oil is recommended for electric motors but if the bushing surface is already shot then STP or Lucus will often work. The back bushing is often covered and a very small whole can be drilled in the cover.

Mine has been clicking while on since 45k and I'm at 55k now. Subaru diagnosed it as a failing blower. :iono:

Necroposting to add to the list of people who's blower motors have developed a noise at ~53K miles. Mine sounds like chirping crickets, ironically enough, and began just a few days ago.

I might as well up date what I did to solve this issue. Mine has made a chirp sound for years when it was cold out. But back in Dec it suddenly starting making all sorts of sounds. What I did was remove the in cabin filter and then spray WD 40 all over the top of the motor (with it running and also with it off). Put the filter back in and let it run for a few minutes. The motor immediately became quiet.

It is now the end of Feb and the blower is still perfectly silent. Cheap and easy fix so far.

Thanks I will give that a shot. Don't think I have owned a Japanese built car yet that the blower didn't start to make noise. Most were a bitch to get to to try to lube and I never thought to go through the cabin filter space. Makes it easy enough to actually do.

What the hell would we do without WD-40???

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My blower motor is going bad to. 2013 FRS with 50,000 miles. Going to try the wd 40 trick.

You got me.... I'm not afraid to admit it.