A mystery fan noise...
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My 2007 550i w 43k miles has started making a curious fan noise.
This is a steady fan/blower sound and comes-on at unpredictable intervals...but once I start hearing it, it stays on.
I have turned-off all temp controls, fan off, no cd's spinning,etc...and there it is...Rrrrrrrrrr.
It is definitely coming from somewhere behind the dash on the passenger side of the cabin. No air is blowing, no smells, just this annoying sound...not horribly loud, but you can definitely hear it.
Any ideas what this might be??
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This is a steady fan/blower sound and comes-on at unpredictable intervals...but once I start hearing it, it stays on.
I have turned-off all temp controls, fan off, no cd's spinning,etc...and there it is...Rrrrrrrrrr.
It is definitely coming from somewhere behind the dash on the passenger side of the cabin. No air is blowing, no smells, just this annoying sound...not horribly loud, but you can definitely hear it.
Any ideas what this might be??
Thanks!
-SG
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how loud?
with engine on?
how about when engine is off? key out?
could be the ccc nav unit behind the dash, but that is in the center.
there are several modules and bunch of other elctronics behind the glove box.
with engine on?
how about when engine is off? key out?
could be the ccc nav unit behind the dash, but that is in the center.
there are several modules and bunch of other elctronics behind the glove box.
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Only runs when car is either running or ignition on. When turn off, it runs for 15 seconds or so then stops.
It's comfort access so the key is never in.
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I have the exact same symptom on my '08 E60. Annoying. It's on and off, but when it starts, it stays on for a while. Any input on how to fix this without going to the dealer, would be greatly appreciated.
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It's just a bummer that I need to sell 'er soon (moving).
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there is a fan on the back of the DVD / Radio module in the dash it could be that.. easy check would be to pull the fuse for the radio / dvd drive and see if the fan noise is still there, save you / them stripping down the car to diagnose the fault
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i think its that , I also have a fan noise sometimes and was wondering why when nothing is running....that must be a pretty strong fan back there.
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I asked about the same noise a while back. My SA said that it was a fan for the main control unit which is behind the glove box. I might have this wrong as to whether it?s the CPU or the NAV unit but either way they told me it was normal. Whichever unit it was created a lot of heat so they need a decent size fan to cool it off.
It sucks to hear the fan going when the radio is low or off but if that is my biggest complaint I think I?m doing pretty well.
It sucks to hear the fan going when the radio is low or off but if that is my biggest complaint I think I?m doing pretty well.
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I asked about the same noise a while back. My SA said that it was a fan for the main control unit which is behind the glove box. I might have this wrong as to whether it?s the CPU or the NAV unit but either way they told me it was normal. Whichever unit it was created a lot of heat so they need a decent size fan to cool it off.
It sucks to hear the fan going when the radio is low or off but if that is my biggest complaint I think I?m doing pretty well.
It sucks to hear the fan going when the radio is low or off but if that is my biggest complaint I think I?m doing pretty well.
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