Daughters 04 Mini S developed this chirping sound , after driving from CT. to FL. for college this week. Car has 113,000 mi. 6 speed . Just changed the oil & air filter, rotated tires after checking brakes. She says did not make noise until she got to college, air still blows ice cold . No noise with air off . Any help would be greatly appreciated , with her being 1,100 mi. away would like to hear what it might be before she goes for repair. Also any recommendations for mini repair shops in Gainsville FL. ? Thanks for any help.

 

 

In the cabin , yes with the AC off you still hear it ,if she puts it on lower fan setting she doesn't hear it. Thank you for your help, I am new to mini's.

 

I had a chirping blower motor on a BMW E46. I pulled the blower motor out, allowed some oil to penetrate the bearings on both ends of the motor shaft. It's been a year and the motor is still silent.

Getting to the blower motor on an E46 is easy. I'm not sure about getting to it on the R50/2/3.

-Jeff

 

Thanks jfrantz for the tip . But it looks like the dash has to come out to get at the blower motor . I'll check it when I go visit in the fall .

 

Ugh. I certainly hope the dash doesn't have to come out. If that is the case, there is a lubricant called Tri-Flow which comes in a small bottle with a 3" straw. The Tri-Flow bottle and straw are probably small enough where you could apply it to the motor shaft bushing while the motor is in place. I used to repair copiers about 30 years ago and Tri-Flow was a blessing for lubricating things. It is a light oil with PTFE (Teflon) so it penetrates very well.

-Jeff

 

That would be a welcome alternative to removing the dash. I will look into Tri-Flow & see if I can get at the bushings without removing to much of the dash .


-Steve

 

Post #13 of this thread explains how the squeak was eliminated “99%” of the time without removing the fan housing: https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ml#post3112791

 

Thanks RB-MINI , we now know how to access the fan for lube . Hopefully this will do the trick . Got to love this site .


-Steve