If your Amana oven is making noise and you would like to fix it yourself, you are in the right place. We will look at the possible causes of this problem and how to fix them.
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Amana Oven Is Making Noise — Causes And Solutions
Below, we have listed the possible reasons why your Amana oven is making noise and what to do about them.
1. Convection Fan Motor
If the convection fan motor starts to fail, it will make a loud noise. To determine if the convection fan motor is the cause of the problem, turn the oven on and open the door. If the sound seems like it’s coming from behind the fan blade, the fan motor should be replaced. Below, we have listed the steps you need to follow in order to replace your Amana oven convection fan motor…
Step 1: Pull the oven away from the wall.
Step 2: To avoid the risk of electrocution, switch off the oven’s circuit breaker or unplug the power cord from the outlet.
Step 3: Open the door of the oven.
Step 4: Slide out the oven racks and set them aside.
Step 5: Flip the latches on the door hinges forward using a flat blade screwdriver.
Step 6: Close the door till it can’t go any further.
Step 7: Grip the sides of the oven door, lift it off, and set on a sturdy cloth lined surface.
Step 8: Take out the screws which hold the fan blade cover panel in place using a Philips head screwdriver.
Step 9: Set the panel aside.
Step 10: Using a half inch socket or wrench, take out the nut which holds the fan blade in place by turning it clockwise.
Step 11: Slide the fan blade off the motor shaft.
Step 12: Go to the rear of the oven.
Step 13: Take out the screws which hold the lower rear access panel in place using the Philips head screwdriver.
Step 14: Set the access panel aside.
Step 15: Disconnect the wire plug or wires from the fan motor.
Step 16: Take out the screws which hold the fan motor in place. Depending on your oven’s model, the screws will be right there on the rear or on the oven interior’s back wall.
Step 17: Lift the fan motor off and get a new one.
Step 18: If there is a mounting disk on the old motor, unscrew it.
Step 19: Screw the new mounting disk onto the new fan motor.
Step 20: Position the fan motor on the oven’s rear and hold it in place with the screws.
Step 21: Connect the wires or wire plugs to the fan motor.
Step 22: Reposition the oven’s rear access panel.
Step 23: Hold the access panel in place with the Philips head screws.
Step 24: Go back to the oven interior.
Step 25: Slide the fan blade onto the motor shaft.
Step 26: Hold the fan blade in place with the nut by turning it counterclockwise.
Step 27: Reposition the fan blade’s cover panel and hold it in place with the screws.
Step 28: Slide the oven racks back in.
Step 29: Lift the oven door and insert the hinges into the slots on the sides of the oven’s front frame.
Step 30: Open the door fully and flip back the hinge latches.
Step 31: Shut the oven door.
Step 32: Plug the oven’s power cord back in or switch the circuit breaker back on.
Watch the video below for a visual of how to replace the convection fan motor in an oven.
2. Cooling Fan
If the convection fan motor isn’t noisy but your Amana oven is making noise, the cooling fan is probably faulty. If the cooling fan starts to fail, it will make a loud noise. Follow the steps listed below to replace the cooling fan in an Amana oven…
Step 1: Switch off the oven’s circuit breaker or unplug the power cord.
Step 2: Open the oven door and flip the hinge latches forward with a flat blade screwdriver.
Step 3: Close the door till it can’t go any further then grip the sides.
Step 4: Lift the door off and set on a sturdy surface.
Step 5: Take out the Philips head screws on the sides of the oven’s frame which hold it to the cabinet.
Step 6: Lift the oven out of the cabinet and set it on a sturdy surface.
Step 7: Take out the quarter inch screws which hold the oven’s back panel in place.
Step 8: Set the back panel aside.
Step 9: If there is a bracket underneath the cooling fan, remove it by taking out the two screws which hold it in place.
Step 10: Take out the screws that hold the cooling fan to the oven’s rear.
Step 11: Disconnect the wire plug from the cooling fan and remove it.
Step 12: Get a new cooling fan and connect the wire plug to it.
Step 13: Screw the cooling fan to the oven.
Step 14: Return the bracket and secure with the screws.
Step 15: Reposition the oven’s back panel and hold it in place with the screws.
Step 16: Lift the oven back into the cabinet.
Step 17: Secure the oven to the cabinet using the Philips head screws.
Step 18: Lift the door and insert the hinges into the slots in the sides of the oven.
Step 19: Open the door fully and flip the hinge latches back.
Step 20: Shut the oven door and switch the circuit breaker back on.
Watch the video below for a visual of how to replace the cooling fan in an oven if your Amana oven is making noise.
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