[s-cars] Cabin temp sensor fan squeal-what's the fix?

[Tom Green]

What is this, Tom?  You have probably picked two annoying problems  
that, compared to
their usefulness, are magnitudes in difficulty to repair.

Put your finger over the little hole in the dash with the grill on  
it.  Does that lessen the sound
to a tolerable level?  Then, remove your finger and devise some plug  
for a permanent fix.

Seriously, that little fan is a real pain to reach and remove/replace.

Start with the passenger mirror dip by listing all the conditions that  
must be met for the mirror
to dip.  You will probably miss one or two.  Everything imaginable  
goes through the memory
control box.  Well, you can start looking at each one, perhaps with  
some additional clues, such
as, do the back up lights work?, that may send you to the reverse  
switch on the transmission, or
does the mirror switch control the mirror?, so maybe the wiring in the  
door is frayed or the mirror
unplugged or motor not working.  It is guaranteed to occupy a  
significant number of hours of your
time, probably without success.

Tom '95 S6
          '95.5 S6 avant
Knoxville, TN


On Monday August 6, 2012, at 5:08 PM, Thomas Rodriguez <trodri69 at gmail.com 
 > wrote:

> About six months ago there was an e-mail string on this list about
> curing the annoying squeal in the aging cabin temp sensor fan.  Can
> someone please point me to a good how-to procedure for either fixing
> or replacing this fan?  If replacing, please provide the part number
> and where I can buy it.  I've searched the web and various tech forums
> and I'm coming up empty handed.  Thanks,
> Tom Rodriguez
> '95 S6

> Also on the digest of emails was this one from Tom:

> My passenger side mirror no long dips when I put the car in reverse.
> Anyone know how to get it working again?  The remote control buttons
> still work fine.
> Thanks,
> Tom Rodriguez
> '95 S6