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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 07:32 PM
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Yeah, "chirp". not sure how else to put it. but it gets faster if i increase the speed of the AC. it's like a really fast tick, not very loud but noticeable. my ac was working fine and now this noise. it still works fine, but the noise is annoying. am i low on r-134a or something?
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 08:01 PM
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What do you mean by increasing the speed of the AC? If it's cooling fine thinking you might be talking about the blower motor....
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increasing the speed of the ac - as in turning the **** up to the next speed. there are 4 speeds so the ac blows harder and colder. right?

blower motor? i guess it is that then, but why is it doing it? do i need to put that oil additive in my ac along with some r134a?

edit: it probably is that then. i just did some more research and that is most likely the problem since the noise is coming from the area where it sits. how do i access the blower motor? maybe there is just some junk in it and needs to be cleaned? is it easy to replace? i'm seeing them on ebay for cheap.

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I've had leaves in mine before - don't know how in the world they got in there. Blower motor and fan cage come out as a unit from under the passenger side dash. Remove the electrical connector to the motor, remove 3 screws and it comes out as a unit. Definitely blower motor related if it makes the same sound with the AC turned off and fan on.
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