SL/R129: Noise from fan after hard jolt - A/C related.
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1997 SL-600
Noise from fan after hard jolt - A/C related.
I was making a trip from VA to New York and was going over the Goethals/278 bridge in New Jersey where road construction was being done.
This included resurfacing portions of the bridge.
Anyway, I was crossing the brige and hit a raised portion of the road with both front wheels very hard.
While I was driving the A/C was on high and set at 65 Degrees.
Right after I hit the bump, I heard a loud buzzing/whinig sound from under the hood.
I shut off the A/C and fan and the noise stopped.
I turned it on again, after arriving at my destination, and during the few seconds that I let it run, it made the same noise when I had it set on A/C or the Economy mode.
The car still running fine.
I looked in the engine compartment and didn't see any leaks, or see any dangling under the car.
I've put 700 miles on it since the A/C went out.
I'm not sure what happened and am not sure where to start looking before I call the M-B dealer that is an hour away.
Has anyone had this happen before or know what could have happened when I hit that bump.
Thanks,
Vincent
This included resurfacing portions of the bridge.
Anyway, I was crossing the brige and hit a raised portion of the road with both front wheels very hard.
While I was driving the A/C was on high and set at 65 Degrees.
Right after I hit the bump, I heard a loud buzzing/whinig sound from under the hood.
I shut off the A/C and fan and the noise stopped.
I turned it on again, after arriving at my destination, and during the few seconds that I let it run, it made the same noise when I had it set on A/C or the Economy mode.
The car still running fine.
I looked in the engine compartment and didn't see any leaks, or see any dangling under the car.
I've put 700 miles on it since the A/C went out.
I'm not sure what happened and am not sure where to start looking before I call the M-B dealer that is an hour away.
Has anyone had this happen before or know what could have happened when I hit that bump.
Thanks,
Vincent
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1996 SL600 - 100% Stock
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I don't know if our situations are related, but... My AC works fine in almost all conditions. The exception: If I have the fan blowing when I corner really hard, it sounds like the fan blades are rubbing. After I stop cornering, all sounds are normal. My wife did take a dip too quickly a while back, but I can't say they are related, as the noise only happens when performing hard manuvers. I didn't get the chance to do that for a while after my wife's incident. I suspect you can get the blower replaced fairly inexpensively, so I wouldn't worry too much.
