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connectum United Kingdom

Wed Jan 28 2015, 07:25am

Member No: #36329

Joined: Jul 06 2014
Location: London

Has anyone experienced an issue with air whistling from the heater?

I have an Exclusive with the climate but when it's cold and when moving and stood still until the car gets up to speed it's getting annoying. I'll need to book it in but I hope they don't have to replace all the flaps and stuff in the dash as I don't have much hope tbh. Didn't happen until it got cold or maybe when the screwed up the top mount work.

Am I alone?

BigJohnD United Kingdom

Wed Jan 28 2015, 08:52am

Member No: #82

Joined: Jan 22 2007
Location: Hoylake

Is your car under warranty?

bluehdi United Kingdom

Wed Jan 28 2015, 11:41am

Member No: #2617

Joined: Mar 02 2008
Location: Essex

You are indeed not alone as my new Exclusive+ does exactly the same, particularly recently as its been cold.

It does seem to settle down once the car warms up, but often this is quite some while. I agree though it is annoying and I tune into it. I have found the stereo very good, so quite often I crank that up a notch!

The only way I can seem to stop it early is to set the climate control on Soft setting, rather than Normal, but then the fans slow down. You can also reduce the fan speed manually by a notch or two to try and reduce the whistle.

Its one of those issues that I may live with as I also don't want the car pulled apart to try and resolve it!

BusterDan United Kingdom

Wed Jan 28 2015, 03:03pm

Member No: #37679

Joined: Oct 12 2014
Location: UK

Yep same too on my Exclusive+.... it's just trying to communicate with us!!

connectum United Kingdom

Sat Jan 31 2015, 07:21am

Member No: #36329

Joined: Jul 06 2014
Location: London

Interesting... Im like you Blue HDI the last time they did a piece or work on it, it came back via the AA so I will ask and see what they think it is at its service. Which its saying is 12000 miles and I'm sure its 16000 or 1 year...

I did wonder if there was a spanner or clip left in the air intake when they took off the scuttle cover to change the top mounts but as more have been hearing this its strange.. wonder if its winter affected as it didn't do it till Nov/dec.. maybe a seal has been misplaced as it sound like that.

connectum United Kingdom

Sat May 09 2015, 04:15pm

Member No: #36329

Joined: Jul 06 2014
Location: London

I asked for a quick check over at the service the pollen filter gets replaced (why I don't know and its expensive tbh) but they found leaves in the filter... so far and its always only happened in the cold Ive heart a reduction if anything... question.. where is the pollen filter. any idea?

bluehdi United Kingdom

Sat May 09 2015, 04:26pm

Member No: #2617

Joined: Mar 02 2008
Location: Essex

Check out Mann filters (via Google) where you can find install/mounting instructions for pretty much every car made. They have mounting instructions in PDF format available as you drill down their site.

I have located these:

- Click Here -

I'm not sure though, that these instructions may relate to left hand drive cars, which may not actually help you! I'd be surprised if it's the pollen/cabin filter, as my car did it from new. I haven't heard it so much recently as the weather has warmed a little.

I do have a summary from another forum of how to get at the cabin filters (2 are fitted I believe), which I'll try and locate tomorrow.


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