MacBook Pro 17" (Models A1212/A1229) Right Fan

Mi Problema

The right fan of my trusty MBP 17" late 2007 did all at once an incredible noise that it was impossible to work. All activities especially applications using the graphic card raised the temperature and thus the noise. For diagnosis I went to my local reseller who told me that this MPB is a vintage . . .

Mi Problema

Noisy fan and disassembling and lubricating did not fix it.

Mi Solucion

This was an easy repair to do but the new fan was noisy so I pulled the computer apart a second time, disassembled the fan itself, cleaned it as best I could, then reassembled fan and computer and now it is quiet and works well.

Mi Consejo

Dissemble new . . .

Mi Problema

old fan was noisy and possibly in danger of quitting

Mi Solucion

Perfect-- took about half hour-- most time consuming part was all the little screws in the computer body. One small glitch was I did not have any fresh circuit board tape.

Mi Consejo

Don't know if your repair kit includes that yellow tape but it might be an . . .

Mi Problema

My laptop began making unusual noises and I noticed one of the fans was running slow.

Mi Solucion

Easy! Just took it apart, cleaned everything out and put in the fan.

Mi Consejo

When you need to dust out your laptop, don't put a vacuum cleaner hose right up to the exhaust port so that it causes the fans to spin. This can sh . . .

Mi Problema

my 17" late 2006 MacBook Pro was making an incredibly loud and angry sound. some basic diagnosis with compressed air revealed the problem to orginiate with the right fan. iFixit had the best part at the best price, and I love the screwdriver kit

Mi Solucion

flawlessly! easy peasy, took about 10 minutes.

Mi Consejo

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Mi Problema

The right fan in the laptop had been making a soft clicking noise on and off for some time. Recently it grew very loud so that you did not want to be in the same room with the machine.

Mi Solucion

The part from IFIXIT arrived very quickly and following the step by step guide made replacing the fan very easy. I d . . .

Mi Problema

High temperatures, fan noise, fan rotation speed less than half wha it should have been

Mi Solucion

The repair guide was outstanding. Step by step, with associated pictures. Best guide of this type I've seen on the web or anywhere else).

Mi Consejo

The only problem I encountered was with shipping. My part appeared to sit in . . .

Mi Problema

Right fan got very noisy

Mi Solucion

It went perfect, easy with Ifixit guidance, changed left fan in same operation + cleaned both cooling grills, both fans been running since 2007, a lot of hours and Rpms since 2007

Mi Consejo

Just do it, tool kit recommended was perfect, maybe a little more advice about disconnecting elec . . .