White is yellow

Hi all,
I use my laptop for University (Lenovo X300).
I bought it in 2008 and it has been the best most reliable and comfortable to type piece of equipment that I have owned.
However:
The battery life has steadily decreased (which is fine as it has litium Ion batteries).
A new Lenovo battery is approximately £100.
The case is always hot in the top left hand corner and the fan always on; so I felt that the best way to save battery life would be to buy a new fan and cooler (~£25 + VAT and Postage).
I installed the CPU fan and cooler this evening. The instalation went fine.
Unfortunately on turning on the PC all the things that are supposed to be white in colour are yellow and there are a couple of white lines approximately 1mm in width running down the screen.
What have I done?!
Is it terminal?
When I connect an external monitor the screen is fine - there are no problems with the colour.
PS
I took the opportunity to clean the screen when it was off the computer using methylated spirits (neat alcohol).
do you think this might be a cause? I have to say that I am doubtful.
I look forward to hearing from you all soon.
Thank you in advance.
Idiotfeatures.

Idiot1, welcome to the forum,
as you need to disconnect the screen cable from the mainboard before swapping out the fan on an X300, maybe it's worth going back and checking that the connection is "clean". In other words; disconnect and reconnect the cable again ensuring it's connected properly.
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