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Title: fan noise !!!!!
Post by: fletch..gti on 01 May 2008, 16:24

hi taking the golf  in for a service in the next week or two . will be wanting so warranty work doing . one thing is when the climate control is on every now and again it makes a loud noise , some times its that loud i turn it off because you can here it above the radio...
not been in another  golf so don,t know if this is normal .. i dont think it is... has anyone else had this or can tell me what it mite be ... :huh:

Title: Re: fan noise !!!!!
Post by: 182_blue on 01 May 2008, 16:47

at what point does it go loud ? have you asked it to do something, or is it doing something automatically ?, ps mine is never noisier than the radio

Title: Re: fan noise !!!!!
Post by: fletch..gti on 01 May 2008, 17:10

i have the fan on but not on auto just has one or two lights showing on the fan speed setting . the noise is like a grating noise .

Title: Re: fan noise !!!!!
Post by: yerdad on 01 May 2008, 18:59

In the last week mine has started to make a noise that I can hear above the radio. Not a grating though more like the sound of a belt slipping on the compressor (don't know if one is fitted) or maybe a problem with the compressor. Currently driving with the car in Econ (air con off). Going back to stealers when I book car in for service soon.

Title: Re: fan noise !!!!!
Post by: fletch..gti on 01 May 2008, 19:31

i know its hard to discribe a noise . but my noise seems to go up & down like its pulse

Title: Re: fan noise !!!!!
Post by: yerdad on 01 May 2008, 22:10

Yep, same here. Trying to decide stealer in Wigan or Preston?

Title: Re: fan noise !!!!!
Post by: fletch..gti on 02 May 2008, 18:06

let me know how you get on or if mine is done first i will let you know

Title: Re: fan noise !!!!!
Post by: gazbutmk5gti on 02 May 2008, 18:36

Quote from: yerdad on 01 May 2008, 22:10

Yep, same here. Trying to decide stealer in Wigan or Preston?

I've used Wigan a couple of times and they were pretty good, in that I mean they didn't break or damage anything like a few of the others I have used over the years :angry:

Title: Re: fan noise !!!!!
Post by: sixpot on 02 May 2008, 20:46

When the ambient temperature in the cabin is high, the climate control will run with the radiator fan on and off, to help cool the car more efficiently. Are you sure the noise is not the radiator fan cutting in and out?

Title: Re: fan noise !!!!!
Post by: fletch..gti on 03 May 2008, 07:56

its not the radiator fan cutting in . the noise happens . if its hot or cold ... if car is started from cold the noise can start after a min or two of driving or ten mins . its a strange one . 

Title: Re: fan noise !!!!!
Post by: sixpot on 03 May 2008, 08:03

Quote from: fletch..gti on 03 May 2008, 07:56

its not the radiator fan cutting in . the noise happens . if its hot or cold ... if car is started from cold the noise can start after a min or two of driving or ten mins . its a strange one . 

Yeah, the fan will still run even when the engine is cold, if climate is switched on.

Title: Re: fan noise !!!!!
Post by: fletch..gti on 03 May 2008, 08:32

should the fan run from cold and auto / econ not on  ...?

Title: Re: fan noise !!!!!
Post by: Cass on 03 May 2008, 16:16

Sure it's not the air con compressor kicking in/out ?

Sounds like a bit of a clunking noise :undecided:

Cass

Title: Re: fan noise !!!!!
Post by: Phil mcavity on 03 May 2008, 18:31

what cass said.   :smiley:       sounds like the air conditioning fan. i have the same question cus it used to fire up straight from cold. turn off aircon completely and it doesnt do it.

Title: Re: fan noise !!!!!
Post by: maxamus on 03 May 2008, 18:35

i dont think i've ever used the AUTO setting yet  :undecided: