dermotkirk9

Hi

so I recently had the issue of a loud blower motor that gave off a constant squeal on lower speeds

This is how to fix it without any replacement parts and only a few tools


Panel under dashboard lowered from passenger footwell to gain access to the blower motor


Bottom view of the blower motor assembly


Use a sharp drill bit and only drill the plastic housing! It is around 3mm thick plastic


Finally pack some heavy duty grease into the hole you drilled previously & cap it off with a rubber grommet

enjoy your nice quiet fan

hope this helps some of you guys

W205C43PFL

The idea is great, thanks for sharing. Hope it holds.

dermotkirk9

I am driving the car today after doing this and the fan is completely silent, but definitely give it a try and report your findings

W205C43PFL

Thanks OP, really appreciate you posting this and your update on it post rectifying it,

gamma300C

A 5 or 10 cc syringe might make the grease packing part easier..;.

Odd Piggy

Great post! This is the kind of thing we’ll need to keep these cars running as they age and parts are no longer made. The W163 SUVs (1998-2005) are running into parts availability issues taking them out of service now.

BTW — What was that red grease that you used? I’m considering wheel bearing or CV joint grease on mine.

alynch

Excellent maintenance post! I plan to use this when I get around to the intermittent squeaking in cold weather:

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/cv-...red-line-80401

I bought it to repack the rear wheel bearings on the Boxster.