Peugeot Re: Help needed for strange problem!

From: fred smith (peugfan@juno.com)
Date: Wed 27 Feb 2002 - 16:41:21 EST

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    You didn't mention what year 405 it is, but that "GLDT" means that we
    stateside owners don't know a lot about the more recent 405s. However, if
    it's anything like the 405s over here....

    The heater fan is always turning (a concept I personally dislike), so the
    screech can be continuous. I have no idea why (or if) there is a
    connection with the direction of the steering. But two out of four of the
    405s I have or have had have had (that's not a typo) the fan screech
    problem. From my experience it is easier to cure than most believe.

    Case in point - my 1990 405 wagon came with a screeching fan (purchased
    it with 80,000 miles). Having unsuccessfully fought this problem in an
    earlier Mi16, I decided this time to spray some "TV tuner" aerosol
    cleaner/lubricant on the rotors as much as possible. They had a rusty
    coating on them. This helped a bit, for a few weeks. Next attempt was to
    get out my little tub of lithium grease. I stuffed some grease into the
    area at the bottom of the rotor, where I presume the axle bearing is. The
    grease improved the situation markedly for a few weeks. Pulling the fan
    out yet again, I stuffed some more grease in there, as best I could.
    Three months now, and the most I've heard is a couple of faint peeps
    occasionally. I could pull it out and give it one more application, but
    then I'd forget it ever had the problem, and rob myself of the
    satisfaction of having fixed it!

    Cheap fixes are the best.

    The fan is easy to pull out; just three screws hold it up in that plastic
    housing under the dash. I recommend using a mirror to locate the screws,
    unless you like crawling under the dash on your back. Pull it out, stuff
    some grease into the end of the fan housing, and see if it improves.

    fs

    On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 14:01:49 -0800 (PST) Paul Adams <padams999@yahoo.com>
    writes:
    >Help!
    >
    >My 405 has developed a strange problem. When I steer
    >left there is a loud screeching noise. The noise is
    >loudest when the car is moving slowly (and the engine
    >is cold) but still exists when the car is moving at
    >speed (and is completly warmed up).
    >
    >The noise never occurs when steering straight or
    >right, only when steering left. On occasions the noise
    >even exists when the car is stationary (with the
    >wheels pointing to the left).
    >
    >Baffled yet?! The noise is also loudest from inside
    >the car and seems to be affected by the speed of the
    >booster fan! With the fans set to the off position the
    >screeching is very loud and if I turn up the fan to
    >the '1' bar position, or higher, the noise still
    >exists but changes in tone.
    >
    >Has anyone else come across a similar problem to this?
    >Could the cause be located at the booster fan or is it
    >more likely to be a component of the steering (I've
    >had the belts checked and all is apparently ok). Do
    >the booster fans still spin when they are set to the
    >lowest position (the slider can be set to 0, 1, 2 or 3
    >bars)?
    >
    >Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    >
    >Peugeot 405 GLDT
    >176,000 miles (all original mechanical components!)
    >
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