240 General: - Annoying Fan Noise

xjamesx · Oct 5th, 2007, 06:14

My wife has a 1987 240 GL. for the last year or so the a/c - heater fan has made a horrible noise unless it is turned all the way too high. i took the sides of the center console off and investigated it and the fan assembly looked liked it was a white "tube" looking thing. It looked complicated to have to replace.
any suggestions on how to eliminate this noise? is this common at all?
also, after using the blinkers, left or right, the flasher button keeps clicking even after the turn signal is cancelled. so i make the turn and the flasher indicator light goes off but the "hazard" button on the center console keeps clicking for a while after at random speeds. Any suggestions? i saw that it is expensive or hard to replace this button but i just wanted to see if anyone had any other ideas or if this also was common at all....
thanks for your time,
James

john h · Oct 5th, 2007, 08:22

Hello and welcome to the forum.

Afraid I can't help with your problems, but there are many people on here knowledgeable about 240s so I'm sure you'll get good advice.

John

morsing · Oct 5th, 2007, 10:14

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Originally Posted by xjamesx

My wife has a 1987 240 GL. for the last year or so the a/c - heater fan has made a horrible noise unless it is turned all the way too high. i took the sides of the center console off and investigated it and the fan assembly looked liked it was a white "tube" looking thing. It looked complicated to have to replace.

Very, very complicated...

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Originally Posted by xjamesx

any suggestions on how to eliminate this noise?

Replace the fan. It's a lot of work though so might be worth paying someone to do it.

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Originally Posted by xjamesx

is this common at all?

Very common...

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Originally Posted by xjamesx

also, after using the blinkers, left or right, the flasher button keeps clicking even after the turn signal is cancelled. so i make the turn and the flasher indicator light goes off but the "hazard" button on the center console keeps clicking for a while after at random speeds. Any suggestions? i saw that it is expensive or hard to replace this button but i just wanted to see if anyone had any other ideas or if this also was common at all....
thanks for your time,
James

Bad ground somewhere most likely, some leaking electricity keeps the relay going...

Hope that helps

Henrik

xjamesx · Oct 9th, 2007, 02:31

well, I took the whole dash apart today and replaced the fan motor. took me about 4 - 1/2 hours but it works perfect and that noise is gone. so i at least saved a bunch of cash by doing it myself. very tedious... thanks for the input, guys.

oh yeah i also used this as a guide, might be someone on this board?
http://cleanflametrap.com/

thanks again,
James

Oct 5th, 2007, 06:14	#1
xjamesx New Member Last Online: Oct 11th, 2007 16:17 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Englewood, Co.	Annoying Fan Noise My wife has a 1987 240 GL. for the last year or so the a/c - heater fan has made a horrible noise unless it is turned all the way too high. i took the sides of the center console off and investigated it and the fan assembly looked liked it was a white "tube" looking thing. It looked complicated to have to replace. any suggestions on how to eliminate this noise? is this common at all? also, after using the blinkers, left or right, the flasher button keeps clicking even after the turn signal is cancelled. so i make the turn and the flasher indicator light goes off but the "hazard" button on the center console keeps clicking for a while after at random speeds. Any suggestions? i saw that it is expensive or hard to replace this button but i just wanted to see if anyone had any other ideas or if this also was common at all.... thanks for your time, James

Oct 5th, 2007, 08:22	#2
john h VOC Member Last Online: May 30th, 2024 11:13 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Huddersfield View Photos By: john h	Hello and welcome to the forum. Afraid I can't help with your problems, but there are many people on here knowledgeable about 240s so I'm sure you'll get good advice. John

Oct 9th, 2007, 02:31	#4
xjamesx New Member Last Online: Oct 11th, 2007 16:17 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Englewood, Co.	well, I took the whole dash apart today and replaced the fan motor. took me about 4 - 1/2 hours but it works perfect and that noise is gone. so i at least saved a bunch of cash by doing it myself. very tedious... thanks for the input, guys. oh yeah i also used this as a guide, might be someone on this board? http://cleanflametrap.com/ thanks again, James

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