A6 2.7T heater motor sounds like an airplane taking off???
11-14-2004, 10:47 AM
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A6 2.7T heater motor sounds like an airplane taking off???
Hi -
yestarday was a cold day in MA, with a few inches of snow. I had the
heater system on auto. When the heat was on the first three bars (low
heat) everything was fine. When I turn the heat higher, five, six,
seven bars- it progressivelly sounds like a jet taking off. Very
loud??? When the heat was high, I felt a vibration on the passenger
side dashboard, over the glove compartment.
I am assuming it is the heater motor?
Anyone have this problem? Is it an easy or expenseive fix?
yestarday was a cold day in MA, with a few inches of snow. I had the
heater system on auto. When the heat was on the first three bars (low
heat) everything was fine. When I turn the heat higher, five, six,
seven bars- it progressivelly sounds like a jet taking off. Very
loud??? When the heat was high, I felt a vibration on the passenger
side dashboard, over the glove compartment.
I am assuming it is the heater motor?
Anyone have this problem? Is it an easy or expenseive fix?
11-14-2004, 12:12 PM
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Re: A6 2.7T heater motor sounds like an airplane taking off???
On 14 Nov 2004 08:47:15 -0800, J.Murphy@geac.com (JMurph) wrote:
>Hi -
>yestarday was a cold day in MA, with a few inches of snow. I had the
>heater system on auto. When the heat was on the first three bars (low
>heat) everything was fine. When I turn the heat higher, five, six,
>seven bars- it progressivelly sounds like a jet taking off. Very
>loud??? When the heat was high, I felt a vibration on the passenger
>side dashboard, over the glove compartment.
>I am assuming it is the heater motor?
>Anyone have this problem? Is it an easy or expenseive fix?
I had the same (or very similar) problem. Turned out to be a dead
mouse in the fan. Removal of mouse fixed the problem.
Hope your fix is as easy.
Bruce
>Hi -
>yestarday was a cold day in MA, with a few inches of snow. I had the
>heater system on auto. When the heat was on the first three bars (low
>heat) everything was fine. When I turn the heat higher, five, six,
>seven bars- it progressivelly sounds like a jet taking off. Very
>loud??? When the heat was high, I felt a vibration on the passenger
>side dashboard, over the glove compartment.
>I am assuming it is the heater motor?
>Anyone have this problem? Is it an easy or expenseive fix?
I had the same (or very similar) problem. Turned out to be a dead
mouse in the fan. Removal of mouse fixed the problem.
Hope your fix is as easy.
Bruce
11-14-2004, 12:12 PM
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Re: A6 2.7T heater motor sounds like an airplane taking off???
On 14 Nov 2004 08:47:15 -0800, J.Murphy@geac.com (JMurph) wrote:
>Hi -
>yestarday was a cold day in MA, with a few inches of snow. I had the
>heater system on auto. When the heat was on the first three bars (low
>heat) everything was fine. When I turn the heat higher, five, six,
>seven bars- it progressivelly sounds like a jet taking off. Very
>loud??? When the heat was high, I felt a vibration on the passenger
>side dashboard, over the glove compartment.
>I am assuming it is the heater motor?
>Anyone have this problem? Is it an easy or expenseive fix?
I had the same (or very similar) problem. Turned out to be a dead
mouse in the fan. Removal of mouse fixed the problem.
Hope your fix is as easy.
Bruce
>Hi -
>yestarday was a cold day in MA, with a few inches of snow. I had the
>heater system on auto. When the heat was on the first three bars (low
>heat) everything was fine. When I turn the heat higher, five, six,
>seven bars- it progressivelly sounds like a jet taking off. Very
>loud??? When the heat was high, I felt a vibration on the passenger
>side dashboard, over the glove compartment.
>I am assuming it is the heater motor?
>Anyone have this problem? Is it an easy or expenseive fix?
I had the same (or very similar) problem. Turned out to be a dead
mouse in the fan. Removal of mouse fixed the problem.
Hope your fix is as easy.
Bruce
11-14-2004, 01:02 PM
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Re: A6 2.7T heater motor sounds like an airplane taking off???
"JMurph" <J.Murphy@geac.com> wrote in message
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> Hi -
> yestarday was a cold day in MA, with a few inches of snow. I had the
> heater system on auto. When the heat was on the first three bars (low
> heat) everything was fine. When I turn the heat higher, five, six,
> seven bars- it progressivelly sounds like a jet taking off. Very
> loud??? When the heat was high, I felt a vibration on the passenger
> side dashboard, over the glove compartment.
> I am assuming it is the heater motor?
> Anyone have this problem? Is it an easy or expenseive fix?
For heater motor you mean the fan?
If the fan makes noise when switched high, most usual problem is a clogged
filter.
It then suckes air via leaks in the flexible pipe under the dash.
Take the filter out for a moment and try again.
Ronald
news:8f63ef8.0411140847.7f2d0fe8@posting.google.co m...
> Hi -
> yestarday was a cold day in MA, with a few inches of snow. I had the
> heater system on auto. When the heat was on the first three bars (low
> heat) everything was fine. When I turn the heat higher, five, six,
> seven bars- it progressivelly sounds like a jet taking off. Very
> loud??? When the heat was high, I felt a vibration on the passenger
> side dashboard, over the glove compartment.
> I am assuming it is the heater motor?
> Anyone have this problem? Is it an easy or expenseive fix?
For heater motor you mean the fan?
If the fan makes noise when switched high, most usual problem is a clogged
filter.
It then suckes air via leaks in the flexible pipe under the dash.
Take the filter out for a moment and try again.
Ronald
11-14-2004, 01:02 PM
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Re: A6 2.7T heater motor sounds like an airplane taking off???
"JMurph" <J.Murphy@geac.com> wrote in message
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> Hi -
> yestarday was a cold day in MA, with a few inches of snow. I had the
> heater system on auto. When the heat was on the first three bars (low
> heat) everything was fine. When I turn the heat higher, five, six,
> seven bars- it progressivelly sounds like a jet taking off. Very
> loud??? When the heat was high, I felt a vibration on the passenger
> side dashboard, over the glove compartment.
> I am assuming it is the heater motor?
> Anyone have this problem? Is it an easy or expenseive fix?
For heater motor you mean the fan?
If the fan makes noise when switched high, most usual problem is a clogged
filter.
It then suckes air via leaks in the flexible pipe under the dash.
Take the filter out for a moment and try again.
Ronald
news:8f63ef8.0411140847.7f2d0fe8@posting.google.co m...
> Hi -
> yestarday was a cold day in MA, with a few inches of snow. I had the
> heater system on auto. When the heat was on the first three bars (low
> heat) everything was fine. When I turn the heat higher, five, six,
> seven bars- it progressivelly sounds like a jet taking off. Very
> loud??? When the heat was high, I felt a vibration on the passenger
> side dashboard, over the glove compartment.
> I am assuming it is the heater motor?
> Anyone have this problem? Is it an easy or expenseive fix?
For heater motor you mean the fan?
If the fan makes noise when switched high, most usual problem is a clogged
filter.
It then suckes air via leaks in the flexible pipe under the dash.
Take the filter out for a moment and try again.
Ronald
11-14-2004, 06:34 PM
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Re: A6 2.7T heater motor sounds like an airplane taking off???
I have had two pieces of advise that I would like to try:
1: Take the filter out and try the fan again?
2: Perhaps debris from the pollen filter area fell down
into the blower housing?
now the bad news, I know very little about cars or Audis, this is my
1st AUDI, and I love it, so step by step instructions are appreciated.
I just bought this used 2000 Audi A6 2.7T with 28K miles last week
via a private sale, so I can't return it to a dealer.
Where is the filter, and can I get to the pollen filter and blower
housing?
thanks, much aprreciated, other than this problem the car is a dream.
1: Take the filter out and try the fan again?
2: Perhaps debris from the pollen filter area fell down
into the blower housing?
now the bad news, I know very little about cars or Audis, this is my
1st AUDI, and I love it, so step by step instructions are appreciated.
I just bought this used 2000 Audi A6 2.7T with 28K miles last week
via a private sale, so I can't return it to a dealer.
Where is the filter, and can I get to the pollen filter and blower
housing?
thanks, much aprreciated, other than this problem the car is a dream.
11-14-2004, 06:34 PM
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Re: A6 2.7T heater motor sounds like an airplane taking off???
I have had two pieces of advise that I would like to try:
1: Take the filter out and try the fan again?
2: Perhaps debris from the pollen filter area fell down
into the blower housing?
now the bad news, I know very little about cars or Audis, this is my
1st AUDI, and I love it, so step by step instructions are appreciated.
I just bought this used 2000 Audi A6 2.7T with 28K miles last week
via a private sale, so I can't return it to a dealer.
Where is the filter, and can I get to the pollen filter and blower
housing?
thanks, much aprreciated, other than this problem the car is a dream.
1: Take the filter out and try the fan again?
2: Perhaps debris from the pollen filter area fell down
into the blower housing?
now the bad news, I know very little about cars or Audis, this is my
1st AUDI, and I love it, so step by step instructions are appreciated.
I just bought this used 2000 Audi A6 2.7T with 28K miles last week
via a private sale, so I can't return it to a dealer.
Where is the filter, and can I get to the pollen filter and blower
housing?
thanks, much aprreciated, other than this problem the car is a dream.
11-14-2004, 06:46 PM
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Re: A6 2.7T heater motor sounds like an airplane taking off???
"JMurph" <J.Murphy@geac.com> wrote in message
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>I have had two pieces of advise that I would like to try:
> 1: Take the filter out and try the fan again?
> 2: Perhaps debris from the pollen filter area fell down
> into the blower housing?
>
>
> now the bad news, I know very little about cars or Audis, this is my
> 1st AUDI, and I love it, so step by step instructions are appreciated.
> I just bought this used 2000 Audi A6 2.7T with 28K miles last week
> via a private sale, so I can't return it to a dealer.
>
> Where is the filter, and can I get to the pollen filter and blower
> housing?
> thanks, much aprreciated, other than this problem the car is a dream.
Normally you will find it on the opposite side of the driver under the
windshield.
You have to remover a thin plastic cover to reach it. It is a service part
and needs changing at least every year.
Ronald
news:8f63ef8.0411141634.2d539f98@posting.google.co m...
>I have had two pieces of advise that I would like to try:
> 1: Take the filter out and try the fan again?
> 2: Perhaps debris from the pollen filter area fell down
> into the blower housing?
>
>
> now the bad news, I know very little about cars or Audis, this is my
> 1st AUDI, and I love it, so step by step instructions are appreciated.
> I just bought this used 2000 Audi A6 2.7T with 28K miles last week
> via a private sale, so I can't return it to a dealer.
>
> Where is the filter, and can I get to the pollen filter and blower
> housing?
> thanks, much aprreciated, other than this problem the car is a dream.
Normally you will find it on the opposite side of the driver under the
windshield.
You have to remover a thin plastic cover to reach it. It is a service part
and needs changing at least every year.
Ronald
11-14-2004, 06:46 PM
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Re: A6 2.7T heater motor sounds like an airplane taking off???
"JMurph" <J.Murphy@geac.com> wrote in message
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>I have had two pieces of advise that I would like to try:
> 1: Take the filter out and try the fan again?
> 2: Perhaps debris from the pollen filter area fell down
> into the blower housing?
>
>
> now the bad news, I know very little about cars or Audis, this is my
> 1st AUDI, and I love it, so step by step instructions are appreciated.
> I just bought this used 2000 Audi A6 2.7T with 28K miles last week
> via a private sale, so I can't return it to a dealer.
>
> Where is the filter, and can I get to the pollen filter and blower
> housing?
> thanks, much aprreciated, other than this problem the car is a dream.
Normally you will find it on the opposite side of the driver under the
windshield.
You have to remover a thin plastic cover to reach it. It is a service part
and needs changing at least every year.
Ronald
news:8f63ef8.0411141634.2d539f98@posting.google.co m...
>I have had two pieces of advise that I would like to try:
> 1: Take the filter out and try the fan again?
> 2: Perhaps debris from the pollen filter area fell down
> into the blower housing?
>
>
> now the bad news, I know very little about cars or Audis, this is my
> 1st AUDI, and I love it, so step by step instructions are appreciated.
> I just bought this used 2000 Audi A6 2.7T with 28K miles last week
> via a private sale, so I can't return it to a dealer.
>
> Where is the filter, and can I get to the pollen filter and blower
> housing?
> thanks, much aprreciated, other than this problem the car is a dream.
Normally you will find it on the opposite side of the driver under the
windshield.
You have to remover a thin plastic cover to reach it. It is a service part
and needs changing at least every year.
Ronald
11-15-2004, 02:07 PM
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Re: A6 2.7T heater motor sounds like an airplane taking off???
Hi, J. Murphy
I had the same problem some time ago. It turned out to be a leaf of a
tree that had got into the fan of the heating system. Makes a
terrirying noise but is totally harmless.
After a while it stopped from alone when the leaf was blown out of the
heater system.
greetings to you
Dietmar
schlinki@onlinehome.de
On 14 Nov 2004 08:47:15 -0800, J.Murphy@geac.com (JMurph) wrote:
>Hi -
>yestarday was a cold day in MA, with a few inches of snow. I had the
>heater system on auto. When the heat was on the first three bars (low
>heat) everything was fine. When I turn the heat higher, five, six,
>seven bars- it progressivelly sounds like a jet taking off. Very
>loud??? When the heat was high, I felt a vibration on the passenger
>side dashboard, over the glove compartment.
>I am assuming it is the heater motor?
>Anyone have this problem? Is it an easy or expenseive fix?
I had the same problem some time ago. It turned out to be a leaf of a
tree that had got into the fan of the heating system. Makes a
terrirying noise but is totally harmless.
After a while it stopped from alone when the leaf was blown out of the
heater system.
greetings to you
Dietmar
schlinki@onlinehome.de
On 14 Nov 2004 08:47:15 -0800, J.Murphy@geac.com (JMurph) wrote:
>Hi -
>yestarday was a cold day in MA, with a few inches of snow. I had the
>heater system on auto. When the heat was on the first three bars (low
>heat) everything was fine. When I turn the heat higher, five, six,
>seven bars- it progressivelly sounds like a jet taking off. Very
>loud??? When the heat was high, I felt a vibration on the passenger
>side dashboard, over the glove compartment.
>I am assuming it is the heater motor?
>Anyone have this problem? Is it an easy or expenseive fix?
