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Solar/AC Fan making screeching sound

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion' started by Gilbert, Sep 3, 2015.

  1. Gilbert

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    I'm assuming the blower on my 2012 is most likely starting to fail...

    called dealer and its special order at $170... I'm not paying that for a blower. found some on amazon for about $80 and says its fits 2012 year model.. is this hard to install?
     
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    Unsure on the install. However, are you sure a leaf or other debris hasn't snuck past the cabin filter? This happened on a previous car of mine and pulling the filter behind the glovebox & clearing the crap out got rid of the sound.
     
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    is the solar fan in the glovebox?
     
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    good question... I'm assuming so since it draws air in from near the passenger wiper and blows it through the same vents. Without that filter in-line theres no telling what it would suck in while unattended.
     
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    and blows the hot air out through the open sunroof?
     
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    I'm pretty sure the solar fan is the same one as the AC uses. produces the same noise when passive solar ventilation is active. I think its under the glove box but not completely sure. I'm just gonna wait until I get the replacement to try and check if I can easily replace it.