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Originally Posted by Green Goblin
Is yours ticking at all? (I only ask as you said ticking over - was that a metaphor lol? Or just spinning quietly?)
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It was indeed a metaphor but yes, sometimes, at lower light levels when barely moving you can hear a slight repetitive noise as if something is off-balance or there's some debris catching on the fan.
Given my other issues with seeds, debris, blocked scuttle drains, ill-fitting windscreen bottom trim etc. debris was my first suspect. Not least because fiddling with a wiring connector made a difference when it first happened.
But yes, if it does degenerate, replacing it is an obvious next step.
That said, it's not consistent and normally it's smooth and quiet, certainly when the ignition is on and it's getting full voltage.
Also the solar function is now disabled for the winter. 
I think I documented that somewhere, but it's very easy to just tap into the return (earth) wire from the panel into the passenger footwell electrics panel.
I just looped that off to a convenient rocker switch, placed on the transmission tunnel side panel, and only visible/accessible with the glovebox open..
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
Last edited by HPsauce; 3rd November 2018 at 10:08 AM.
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