I did not know that this could be done until I started shopping for a replacement fan for my vid card (yes, still stuck with the old GeForce III for those that remember me wanting a new card)...and now the fan is making noise, indicating that its dying. I found the related link about how to oil most fans.

http://www.dansdata.com/fanmaint.htm

lol by the thread title I originally thought you were referring to the problem of keeping your army of loyal supporters happy :D

Oil my fan? Let me put it like this:
Oil for fan: 2$
New fan: 3$

<font color=skyblue>You would use an entire can of oil on one fan? Eep!!</font>

Well, how many fans are you going to oil in your lifetime?

<font color=skyblue>Let's see...I currently have 7 fans in my machine, and a 3/4 can of oil that was already here when we moved into this house. Therefore, any oiling I do will be totally cost-efficient. Now, taking that I assume that fans would not have to be oiled all that much, I might decide to do each one maybe twice a year, one drop per fan. If I try to work out how many drops of oil are left in the can of 3/4 full, I can assume that I will have rid myself of the entire PC and replaced it with a new system inside 5 years from now, and I assume that I will still have that same can.
Now, I may need to use that can of oil for other projects besides that of fan oiling so therefore it can be assumed that I should expect that can to last me at least five years, giving that I've only used it on the fans a total of 70 times, and let's just say 100 drops for a good round number. I'll estimate five hundred drops of oil in the can, so we can assume that I will have oiled 250 fans, twice a year. I'll assume that future purchases of cases and hardware will lead me to owning a good guessed number of 5 fans at any one given time. I think that comes out to 50 years, but now my head hurts and I don't want to think anymore. What the heck was I doing, writing all this crap?</font>

<font color=skyblue>Let's see...I currently have 7 fans in my machine, and a 3/4 can of oil that was already here when we moved into this house. Therefore, any oiling I do will be totally cost-efficient. Now, taking that I assume that fans would not have to be oiled all that much, I might decide to do each one maybe twice a year, one drop per fan. If I try to work out how many drops of oil are left in the can of 3/4 full, I can assume that I will have rid myself of the entire PC and replaced it with a new system inside 5 years from now, and I assume that I will still have that same can.
Now, I may need to use that can of oil for other projects besides that of fan oiling so therefore it can be assumed that I should expect that can to last me at least five years, giving that I've only used it on the fans a total of 70 times, and let's just say 100 drops for a good round number. I'll estimate five hundred drops of oil in the can, so we can assume that I will have oiled 250 fans, twice a year. I'll assume that future purchases of cases and hardware will lead me to owning a good guessed number of 5 fans at any one given time. I think that comes out to 50 years, but now my head hurts and I don't want to think anymore. What the heck was I doing, writing all this crap?</font> </font>[/QUOTE]7 FANS?!?!? Damn! you need to save that oil money and get a better cooling system [img]smile.gif[/img]

Seven fans? HA! I have eight!

No wonder I have to leave the side cover off, I only have three...

Lol, no wonder you get such low temps :D

He probably has to wear ear protection while using his system...either that or turn the volume WAAAY up. :D

<font color=skyblue>Yeah...I keep the earphones on. Funny thing is, I removed two fans today because the video card fan is screwed up and I left the panel off so that the card would not get too hot, and that panel has a fan on it...so I am running with two less fans, but the loudness of the fans still in operation is no different than when all are running.

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Actually, my case is surprisingly silent. Just shows you how some airflow design and good manufacturing goes a long way :D
And the comment about the oiling, I have heard that in most cases when a fan obviously needs to be oiled, it obviously needs to be replaced.

Oiling doesn't help modern "disposable" fans, I doubt you'll even be able to find a spot to effectively oil an el-cheapo sleeve bearing type fan.

It might be worth oiling a ball bearing type (ie, premium aftermarket) fan if you can find a lube hole, probably under a sticker somewhere.

^what you wrote sounds quite funny when you read it with the other meaning of 'fan' in mind. :D