Heat

w0158981 · Post by **w0158981** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:38 pm

well we juss got our first snow storm and i went to start the car today and turn the heat on, well when i did it made this loud howling whistling sound.

It got louder as i turned it up, but went away after awhile, but still never did that last year, also it was on so it was blowin on the window, any ideas?

lilnicko11 · Post by **lilnicko11** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:46 pm

hmmm fan or belt......idk

cbjones26 · Post by **cbjones26** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:48 pm

wait to turn the heat on until the car is warmed up! my 2000 does the same thing!

Post by **occasional demons** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:22 pm

Most likely the bearings in the blower motor need some fresh lube. Unfortunately it is prolly immpossible to lube them without destroying the motor. The FSM states that the blower motor wheel (fan) is only serviced by replacing both wheel and motor, so I doubt it is servicable.

moparman00 · Post by **moparman00** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:35 am

You probably won't get the noise once the car is warmed up...(temp gauge in the medium area)...and there isn't really any point in turning the fan on before your at temp, because the motor isn't warm, so there is no heat to pull into the car....

Don't get me wrong, the first thing I do when it's cold is crank the heat, even if there is not heat to crank....it just seems like a good idea when it's cold, haha.....but I don't believe turning it on before the motor is cold can really make the motor get warmer that much quicker, or anything like that....

just my .o2

fixitmattman · Post by **fixitmattman** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:46 pm

It's not a normal thing.

And I use mine before it warms up all the time, or else I can't see out the windshield. Defrost is key, even if it's cold.

lilnicko11 · Post by **lilnicko11** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:27 pm

fixitmattman wrote:It's not a normal thing.

And I use mine before it warms up all the time, or else I can't see out the windshield. Defrost is key, even if it's cold.