# Mazda MPV '03 **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** noises, mpv, mazda\ **Created:** [September 8, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-mpv-03/54827 "2010-09-08T19:28:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![andymac1021](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@andymac1021](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andymac1021)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-mpv-03/54827/1 "2010-09-08T19:28:17Z")
Anyone have an idea? My MPV has started to make a noise like a turbine, but not all the time. When the noise is present the heat gauge will climb from halfway between H and C to 3/4 of the way to H. The noise may be connected with turning on the lights… ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2010, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-mpv-03/54827/2 "2010-09-08T22:17:25Z")
That sounds like the radiator fan, which only comes on when the engine is getting hot and may stay on for a while after you turn the engine off. That would be normal and desirable. ---
**Author:** ![andymac1021](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@andymac1021](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andymac1021)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 12:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-mpv-03/54827/3 "2010-09-09T00:39:41Z")
Thanks for the reply! I just can’t figure out why the fan would come on for a few minutes during a typical drive around town (while the temp gauge goes up dramatically) and then shut off 5 or 10 minutes later (and the temp drop dramatically), when there has been no change in driving conditions, or outside temp, or anything else I can think of.