WD-40 and a buzzing laptop fan

DJRepresent · 06-08-2009, 04:35 PM

Hi,

I was wondering if I could spray some WD-40 onto my laptop's CPU fan spindle to remedy a buzzing noise that it's been having. Would you recommend to carefully spray a small amount and wait for it to dry before turning it back on?

DJ

steveb1234 · 06-08-2009, 04:47 PM

I would not recomend this- the wd40 could be too viscous once it has dried.
Try blowing out the cooler fan with an air can-this should dislodge any accumulation of fluff
and hopefully stop the buzzing.

DJRepresent · 06-08-2009, 05:01 PM

I disassembled the cover and blew out all the dust. Ironic, but this was when the noise became noticeable.

**TriggerFinger** · 06-08-2009, 07:13 PM

Could be a worn out fan bearing. I suggest you replace the fan instead.

06-08-2009, 04:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
DJRepresent Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 31 OS: Windows 7 Professional	WD-40 and a buzzing laptop fan Hi, I was wondering if I could spray some WD-40 onto my laptop's CPU fan spindle to remedy a buzzing noise that it's been having. Would you recommend to carefully spray a small amount and wait for it to dry before turning it back on? DJ

06-08-2009, 04:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
steveb1234 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 374 OS: xp, windows 7	Re: WD-40 and a buzzing laptop fan I would not recomend this- the wd40 could be too viscous once it has dried. Try blowing out the cooler fan with an air can-this should dislodge any accumulation of fluff and hopefully stop the buzzing.

06-08-2009, 05:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
DJRepresent Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 31 OS: Windows 7 Professional	Re: WD-40 and a buzzing laptop fan I disassembled the cover and blew out all the dust. Ironic, but this was when the noise became noticeable.

06-08-2009, 07:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,853 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: WD-40 and a buzzing laptop fan Could be a worn out fan bearing. I suggest you replace the fan instead. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE