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Blower motor squeek / chirp on low *FIX*

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by ballon78, Feb 26, 2009.

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  1. Dec 20, 2012 at 8:10 AM
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  2. Dec 22, 2012 at 11:05 AM
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    Had Mine replaced about a month ago under warranty and the squeak has started up again! Ugh! :censored:
     
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  3. Dec 22, 2012 at 11:10 AM
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    I've read hundreds of these posts. I'll say one thing in Toyota's defense - at least they are consistent - ''and the squeak has started up again!'' they don't learn from their mistakes:rolleyes:
     
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  4. Jan 3, 2013 at 9:42 PM
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    i had 3 replaced.... the 4th works fine. 20k miles so far.. no squeak.
     
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  5. Jan 4, 2013 at 10:48 AM
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    I finally bit the bullet this morning. I took my '06 in for the accelerator pedal scare/fix (never had any issue) and asked about the blower motor service bulletin. My taco has 93,000 so it's beyond warranty. After reading about many of your posts, I took my fan out, pulled it apart, cleaned the brushes, greased the bushings, and put it back in...STILL made noise SO this morning I bought the "good" 04043 Toyota blower motor. It's going in this weekend when I get time. I expect the noise issue to be over. Thanks for the great posts guys!
     
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  6. Jan 5, 2013 at 11:08 PM
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    Mine is so loud I can't stand it anymore. I am *just* out of warranty.

    For those of you out of warranty, are you buying the new -043 blower motor from the dealer or what? How much does it cost? Anyone buy a non-OEM motor from auto zone or anything?
     
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  7. Jan 6, 2013 at 3:55 AM
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    To answer your question, I paid $162 at the Toyota dealer. This is the -04043 most recent version of the fan/motor. I installed the assembly yesterday..NO noise whatsoever after 5 years! Don't buy TYC or Rockauto. It appears to me (somebody correct me if I'm wrong...) from the pic that these both are the older -04040 problem version, the squirrel cage is pressed onto the motor. The quiet 043 has the squirrel cage bolted on. At least now if this 043 becomes noisy down the road, I have experience taking the whole thing apart and greasing the bushings. TYC and Rockauto aren't bargains if the noise is still there. The up side is that the assembly change-out takes 7 minutes...if you're slow!
     
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  8. Jan 6, 2013 at 10:27 AM
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  9. Jan 6, 2013 at 8:22 PM
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    Loud as hell URD exhaust!
    And here I thought I was the only one with this problem. I opened my motor and greased the bearings but the noise didn't go away completely. So I put Copper Anti-Seize Lubricant made by Loctite on the squirrel cage rotor and the problem has not returned in over a year.

    CopperAnti-seize_zps81cc2254_aab33d4dc48062c5cf09778e8e112c668f6ef252.jpg
     
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  10. Jan 6, 2013 at 8:32 PM
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    Well the wrong application for anti-seize but we'll try anything. :D I polished my commutator and brushes and greased it good. It has been quiet for 35,000 miles. I'll just do it again if it starts acting up since I can now take it out, clean and lube, and put it back in about 15 minutes.
     
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  11. Jan 6, 2013 at 8:44 PM
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    Loud as hell URD exhaust!
    It was the only conductive grease I had in my tool box and I was going nutz listening to that damn ticking noise. It got to the point that I was turning up the radio so I didn't have to hear it. I figured it wouldn't hurt to try since its copper based....and so far no problems.

    RJM
     
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  12. Jan 7, 2013 at 9:44 AM
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    just had my 2nd blower motor installed. i will be outside the 36k warranty soon. hopefully this one last a while.. 1st lasted 1 winter
     
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  13. Jan 7, 2013 at 12:29 PM
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    I thought the blower motor was going out in my 2012 (like in my past Tacomas) ... :eek: ... but ... it was my brother in law's hearing aids "buzzing feedback". ... :D
     
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    Funny stuff right there!
    I'm having the motor replaced today. I have an '11 w/ 15K....has been making the noise for about 5K or so. Not sure what part # but will find out. Hopefully this one will last longer than the 10K the original lasted
     
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  15. Jan 9, 2013 at 7:18 AM
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    my stuff is chirping now... on low and a little bit on the next speed...
     
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  16. Jan 9, 2013 at 7:24 AM
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  17. Jan 9, 2013 at 8:48 AM
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    im over my warranty... 2 years or 25k miles.. i hit 25k miles so fast.. -_-
     
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  18. Jan 10, 2013 at 8:47 AM
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    I'll restate what I posted many pages ago in this thread:

    TYC SUCKS

    I bought one from Amazon, after a couple months it started smelling like it was burning. I contacted TYC to ask them to honor their warranty. They pretty much told me to piss off: I had to go through the retailer I purchased from. So I talked to Amazon and they made a "one time exception" and replaced it. Within a few WEEKS, the new one smelled like it was burning.

    My full review is on Amazon. Other people have experienced similar issues. DON'T BUY THE TYC MOTOR.

    I took apart my OEM (2008) motor, cleaned out all the brush dust, chamfered the brushes, oiled the bushing...silence. For a couple months. Now it's chirping louder than ever. So please stop claiming that chamfering the brushes fixes it.

    Also...
    IF YOU POST IN THIS THREAD THAT YOUR MOTOR IS CHIRPING, PLEASE TELL US WHAT MOTOR YOU HAVE.
    I want to know if the new 043 motor is chirping, but when people show up and say "dammit my motor is chirping now" that is of no use to anyone. What motor?
     
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  19. Jan 10, 2013 at 8:50 AM
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    I have no idea what motor i have. I havent taken my stuff apart.

    i have a 2011 taco with the new gauges.
     
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  20. Jan 10, 2013 at 7:17 PM
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    Holy crap, that was you? I read your review just a few days ago. It kept me from buying that motor.
     
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