T-top fan?

[Chattzx]

so every once and a while mostly while its warm outside i will hear a "fan" noise or something spinning from where my dome light is like where those little slots are next to the light. what exactly is that for?

[Sgt]

The cabin temp sensor is in there. No fan in there.

[Chattzx]

wow how weird...what exactly does it do? and i hear a weird spinning noise from it during the summer tho...

[LIBRILZ]

Well if you take out the piece that holds the two lights you will notice a tiny fan of sorts inside there. I'm guessing it's to give estimated of the interior temps of the car.

[elninoloco7]

LOL HAHA!! DUDE I WAS ABOUT TO POST THAT SAME EXACT QUESTION JUST NOW!!!!!!

[elninoloco7]

But it really gets annoying for me though!....I mean when the music is on i dont hear it..but there are those days where i just want to hear the music my car makes ya know. I also noticed on the Manual Controled A/C pods the dome lights thingy is smaller that of the digital one, Which explains alot now haha.

Manual PodDigital Pod

[jona300zx]

mine made that noise and i hit it hard one time and it hasnt made noise since then..........now if that is a good or a bad thing i do not know....

[Halient]

just so you know there is a small fan is the digital a\c version

[Ace2cool]

What the "fan" does is circulate air through so the sensor's variable potentiometer can recieve an accurate reading of the cabin's air temperature, as opposed to just sitting in "stale" air, and adjust the CC's air temperature accordingly. It's one of many sensors connected to the CC, but it is also one of the most important. ......I broke mine trying to fix it....

[Pieceofsand]

i had this problem way back when my z was running. i got access to it, i didn't know what it was at the time. so i just stuck a little piece of plastic to stop it from spinning and making that noise. i never seen a difference. now i know.

[tg]

um, there is actually a fan in it. its the interior climate temp sensor and it has a fan on it to circulate the air over it. Nissan over-engineering at its finest.

[Pieceofsand]

anyways, does anyone know how to fix it?

[Halient]

i have 2 spares $25 each shipped

[Chattzx]

LOL HAHA!! DUDE I WAS ABOUT TO POST THAT SAME EXACT QUESTION JUST NOW!!!!!!

lol thats funny bro. i just now thought to ask about it i have wondered if it was just my car that did it

[Chattzx]

why does it find the temp of the interior? there isnt a temp gauge for the inside only outside

[Ace2cool]

i have 2 spares $25 each shipped

What years? Fan speed selector only or fan and vent selector?

[Ace2cool]

why does it find the temp of the interior? there isnt a temp gauge for the inside only outside

...Huh? Who's talking about a temperature gauge? The only temperature gauge in the car is the coolant temperature gauge in the cluster.

We're talking about the climate control having a sensor to tell the car "He set the temperature to 73 degrees, and it's 95 degrees in the cabin, so blow cold air."

[Halient]

I have from 90 and 91, this is just the fan sensor, I have a ton of other parts (an wall of parts 14ft wide and 8 ft tall)

email me since i dont always remember to check the threads

What years? Fan speed selector only or fan and vent selector?

[Sgt]

I seriously had no idea there was a fan in there. Wow

[nsrZ32]

Just pop the cover off, clean the fan, and lube everything up. The noise will go away

[Pieceofsand]

^^ that's what i need.

[Chattzx]

to pop it off do u just pull on it?

[jona300zx]

pretty much......its just clipped on there......but be gentle

[Pieceofsand]

..but be gentle

tee hee