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Hi i was wondering if ne one else has come across this problem, when i start the car, theres a clicking sound that goes, click click clik abotu 5-7 times coming from where the windscreen vent is. It stops after this and the air con and everythign works fine, its got me puzzled? Anybody aware of this problem???

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It's kinda weird, my car has had a manual conversion, but the power is still to the old automatic switch, they one that sawy att or power w/e and snow, obviously this is disconected but there still current to it so when you switch it, the switch will light up, the power light allthough switch isn't on, flashes intime with the clicking sound, and stops right after. Hmmmm as you guys said its not a problem the car runs find i just find it odd it flicks???

I this a probelm you guys have found becuase yoru converted a auto to a manual, or were you cars allready MT's?

Just a though Michael

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According to a post by someone (can't remember who) they found the clicking to be gears in the climate control playing up. The photo is one that they posted up. I seem to remember them saying it took 6-7 hours to get to it properly as you have to pull the whole dash out (speedo, vents, etc.)

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According to a post by someone (can't remember who) they found the clicking to be gears in the climate control playing up.  The photo is one that they posted up.  I seem to remember them saying it took 6-7 hours to get to it properly as you have to pull the whole dash out (speedo, vents, etc.)

exactly right ian, but it will take someone thats good with tools under an hour to get to it. my car is off the road atm so ill give it a go. ill post up pics on how to fix it.

im into fixing things without replacing them (unless it will be deemed unsafe). ive got a blower missing a gear so ive got to get in there anyway.

keep an eye out.

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AFAIK, there's two air doors (I've got this problem too and I've read the original post where someone fixed it...)

First is the face/feet/screen door, second is the air con/external air adjust. My understanding is there's either a cog that allows it to recognise when it's reached the end of travel, or there's a little microswitch in there to do it. (There is definately a cog - this is what makes the "click, click".)

The air door(s) get to the end of their travel and the motor keeps trying to turn it, hence the click. Mine does it on startup, changing certain vents (face to feet, I think), and at certain temperature changes (which I why I think the air con/external air door, at least on mine, is causing the problem too...)

Not a major problem, just a nylon gear going "click", but it is an annoyance.. Apparantly the part to fix it is around $5 from Nissan, it's just a bugger disassembling your whole dash to get to this one little part!

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