[s-cars] S6 climate control 'squeek'

[Lee Levitt]

I've got this sound (off and on), and I've got a replacement heater fan in a
box in the garage.

Got a fair number of other listers complaining about the same
noise...perhaps it's time for a heaterthon. :)

Lee

> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Franco Barber
> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 10:07 AM
> To: motogo1
> Cc: s-car-list
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] S6 climate control 'squeek'
>
>
> I've been paying more attention the last couple days when
> this has happened, and in my case, the noise does not change pitch
> or loudness as I vary the fan speed.
>
> I get more or less the same noise, same pitch, same loudness, from
> the 1st segment of the fan speed display right up to the top.
> The noise only seems to go away OCCASIONALLY under some of the HIGH
> fan speed settings.  I don't know if it goes away because the increased
> airflow through the system results in increased airflow through this
> little auxiliary fan, or if the resulting noise of the air flow drowns
> out the little motor noise.
>
> I have also noticed that the noise usually starts after hitting an
> expansion joint or a pot hole or some other jarring event.  If the
> roads are smooth (ha) I'm less likely to start hearing this noise.
>
> Franco
>
> On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 09:04:51PM -0800, motogo1 wrote:
> > I'd say it's your HVAC blower motor. If the sound changes when
> you manually
> > change fan speed, or as you say, it goes away when you turn the
> system off,
> > I think that's your problem. Mine failed at about that mileage,
> and IIRC the
> > sound would change or go away when I decelerated. See
> > http://www.urs4.com/technical/interior/hvac.html  for help
> replacing it, if
> > you are a doit yourselfer. It is not that bad of a job.
> >
> > Gary Martin
> > CT-USA
> > 94 UrS4
> > 91 200 TQA
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Dannies at aol.com>
> > To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 11:41 AM
> > Subject: [s-cars] S6 climate control 'squeek'
> >
> >
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> > > On longer trips..20 minutes or more I'm getting an annoying
> > squeek/chirping
> > > noise out of the climate control system area. Its something
> in the system
> > as
> > > it goes away when turned off . It sounds like a belt squeek noise. Any
> > idea's
> > > for me as to what it could be before I go crazy...car has
> about 110k on it
> > > THX
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