RE: Thanksgiving maintenance and 2 questions.. (long)..

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.com.pl>]

Mine makes exactly the same noise. I believe it needs a typical
cleaning/lubricating/brushes renewal procedure. The motor on my car has
two unused fittings that look like they were supposed to have rubber
hoses attached. Maybe the motor was supposed to have additional cooling?
I put a little of Militec 1 into one of these fitting and the noise
disappeared... for about one week :-((( Time to get this motor out.

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Alex Kowalski [SMTP:lawguest@wppost.depaul.edu]
> Sent:	Monday, December 01, 1997 7:22 PM
> To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject:	Thanksgiving maintenance and 2 questions.. (long)..
> 
> [...]
> Last but not least in this very long and rambling post, my engine
> cooling
> fan motor is developing a strange noise.  Most of the time it runs
> very
> smoothly, but especially on the low-speed setting it develops a
> high-pitched moan (it actually sounds like a "ringing") that waxes
> then
> wanes, goes away for a few minutes, and then slowly comes back. 
> Bearing lubrication?  Anyone heard this before?  How do I diagnose the
> fan motor to determine if it's OK and/or lubricate it?
> 
> Many Thanks and Best Wishes,
> 
> Alex
> 
>