Has anyone replaced the blower motor or fan. At anything above half volume it makes a lot of noise . At high speed its pretty noisy.
I think its the same assembly at a 2012 gas rav.
I think its the same assembly at a 2012 gas rav.
Blower motor or fan
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If you're handy with cars, you can try to fix it yourself. Start by checking the fuse and the voltage at the motor. If the motor isn't getting power, it's probably the motor or the resistor. If you're not comfortable doing it yourself, take it to a mechanic. They should be able to diagnose the problem quickly.
Note. If the fan was not receiving power, there would be no noise when it was turned on!
Check the air ducts. In my practice, there was a case of extraneous noise from the fan due to garbage brought there by rats or mice.
I regret that I did not take a photo of their "treasures"
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According to YT vids, it drops out the bottom easily.
I had the cowl out last May, looking for a place to route a wire, and have this picture, straight down through the cowl intake and the (removed) cabin air filter. You won't have to remove any of this to remove the fan out the bottom, but it should give you an idea of the physical location.
If your cabin filter has collapsed (due to rodents), your fan will have debris in it and will make a lot of noise and vibration.
If you haven't already, remove your cabin filter and use a mirror to look down into the fan. I have to replace my cabin filter every year around here. I posted some info on cabin filters in this thread. To inspect or replace the cabin filter, you disconnect the lower glovebox door damper on the right side, then pull the glovebox out firmly, which disengages the plastic hinge pins at the bottom (best to empty the glovebox beforehand). Then your're looking at the rectangular cabin filter access door. The rest is just vacuuming.
I had the cowl out last May, looking for a place to route a wire, and have this picture, straight down through the cowl intake and the (removed) cabin air filter. You won't have to remove any of this to remove the fan out the bottom, but it should give you an idea of the physical location.
If your cabin filter has collapsed (due to rodents), your fan will have debris in it and will make a lot of noise and vibration.
If you haven't already, remove your cabin filter and use a mirror to look down into the fan. I have to replace my cabin filter every year around here. I posted some info on cabin filters in this thread. To inspect or replace the cabin filter, you disconnect the lower glovebox door damper on the right side, then pull the glovebox out firmly, which disengages the plastic hinge pins at the bottom (best to empty the glovebox beforehand). Then your're looking at the rectangular cabin filter access door. The rest is just vacuuming.
I live on a 1/4 mile gravel driveway so I change my cabin filters pretty regularly with all the dust. I didnt see anything in there - and the sound is only at the highest speed - and it sounds like bearings. I was trying to confirm if it was the same as the 2006-2012 before I just replaced it.
I just had to replace this whole component, including vent motors, etc in a grandkids Honda Element that the cowl seals failed and drains clogged and the recirc vent wasn't closed - caused a flood of water in a car wash. The rav blower looks pretty simple by comparison.
I just had to replace this whole component, including vent motors, etc in a grandkids Honda Element that the cowl seals failed and drains clogged and the recirc vent wasn't closed - caused a flood of water in a car wash. The rav blower looks pretty simple by comparison.
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