Mac pro 4,1 Fan problem. BoostB and BoostA

Hi,
Some days ago my Mac pro 2009 started to sound very noisy.
Just installed SMC fan control and indicates that BOOSTA is a 0 rpm whereas BOOSTB is at 4602 Rpm. That is irrespective of the CPU load
Have tried SMC reset but it just worked for several minutes.. then the BOOSTB fan started to run at full speed again.
Booth BOOSTA and BOOSTB read 40-41 degrees centigrades. So they are not hot at all but BOOSTB is at full sped.
How can I fix that? Thanks!

Please see the screenshot from Macs Fan Control showing the BOOSTB at +4000 rpm and a huge difference in temperature in CPU sink A and B. Is that normal??
What happens is that the BOOSTB fan once it starts running at full speed it does not decrease even though the temperature goes down. Is there a way to fix that?

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