High pitch noise of fan

My subaru is a 1998 Forester. I bought the car about one year ago (at 63000 km) and today the mileage is at 86000 km. It is a great car, but the only thing that irritates me is the high pitch noise of the air inlet fan. In position 3 and 4 the sound of the incoming air is predominant, but in position 1 and 2 I constantly hear the high pitch sound of the fan. If I switch to fanspeed position "Off" it is a relief to notice the silence of the stopped fan. I have tried to have it fixed by the dealer but without any succes. The first time the dealer told me that he did not hear the sound and that there is nothing wrong with the fan. The nature of the sound that I hear gives me the impression that one of the blades of the fan slightly hits something. When driving the car the sound is a little bit different compared with standstil (slightly different voltage of the battery ?). The second time I asked the dealer he told me that the fan is located in a place that is so difficult to acces that it would cost me a fortune (many hours of work) to find a fix for the problem.

Any comments?

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LV
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My Subaru is a 1998 Forester and the mileage is at 86000 km. It is a great car, but the only thing that irritates me is the high pitch noise of the air inlet fan. In position 3 and 4 the sound of the incoming air is predominant, but in position 1 and 2 I constantly hear the noise of the fan. If I switch to fanspeed position "off" it is a relief to notice the silence of the stopped fan. I have tried to have it fixed by the dealer but without any success. The first time the dealer told me that he did not hear the sound and that there is nothing wrong with the fan. The nature of the sound that I hear gives me the impression that one of the fan blades slightly hits something. When driving the car the sound is slightly different from the standstill situation (slightly different battery voltage?). The second time I asked the dealer he told me that the fan is located in a place that is so difficult to access that it would cost me a fortune (many working hours) to find a fix for the problem.

Any comments?

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LV

do you have a interior filter? I occasionally get a small stick stuck in the duct close to the fan. eddie

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Edward Hayes

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