Clicking noise with interior fan speed from the glovebox

[Ved]

My STI developed a new noise tonight. It's when the interior fans are in operation and is in line with the fan speed.

The noise itself is a clicking noise which I can only describe as a dry leaf caught in a fan blade. If I put the fans up to full speed then quickly off you can hear it slowing down beyond what the lowest setting would be so it's certainly something with the mechanism or something touching the blades.

I'll take a look it with more detail when it's light tomorrow but for now have you guys experienced this? Is the part I should look at the black box behind the glovebox?

The noise is coming from behind there so I'm assuming that'll be the root cause.

Thoughts?



David

[ohtari]

That's where the cabin air filter is. My bet is that there's a dry leaf stuck in the fan blade

Easy job, take off all the star head screws around the glove box, and the pushy rivet things, and the glovebox slides out.

Be careful with the wires attached though, they can be a bh to remove!

[Ved]

Thanks sir. that's what I think too. I've taken the glovebox off recently to fit the new cabin filter so I know what you mean about the wires. The small one going to the light is a swine!

I'm looking at this tomorrow so will keep you up to speed.

[Ved]

Yep leaf in the fan. Whipped the filter out and there it was under it. Simple.

[ohtari]

What do I win?

[mybrainhurts]

A leaf...

[Ved]

ohtari said:

What do I win?

Knock 1C off your heating tonight and bask instead surrounded by the warm glow of inner satisfaction gained from the fountain of your clairvoyance

Or make a cuppa.

[ohtari]

It's bloody freezing here in Ireland. Cuppa it is.