A weird noise when the heater is turn on

Tiny
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I have a Nissan Altima 2003, when the car is cold the car doesn't make that noise but as soon as I turn the heater on it makes a noise like whistling and raving noise that only sounds bad when I go from 1st to 3rd gear since my car is manual transmission but when I go to fourth and going fast is doesn't sound that bad.
Monday, February 12th, 2007 AT 10:03 PM

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Tiny
MIKE H R
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Check the fan motor. Bearing could be going bad.
There also could be something in the fan itself. One
little leaf can make it sound like it is falling apart
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Monday, February 19th, 2007 AT 9:54 PM
Tiny
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Sounds like some vacuum operating device within the heating system is going whacko or the fan is rubbing on the housing or a bearing mentioned earlier. You need to do some detective work and comeback with your findings.
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Tuesday, February 20th, 2007 AT 5:07 PM

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