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Radiator/Fan Problem
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:13 pm
by Tom
Fan still starts and stops as normal, but something's interfering with it which you can only hear immediately on start up, or just as it's winding down on stopping. As the fan's on the underside of the rad. and is a pig to get to, anyone any ideas as to what it might be??
cheers,
Tom.
Re: Radiator/Fan Problem
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:26 pm
by Tom
NOOPS 160 wrote:Tom wrote:Fan still starts and stops as normal, but something's interfering with it which you can only hear immediately on start up, or just as it's winding down on stopping. As the fan's on the underside of the rad. and is a pig to get to, anyone any ideas as to what it might be??
cheers,
Tom.
Faulty.......
Sorry Tom couldent resist.
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:28 pm
by Tom
ok, so it's faulty. Thanks noops
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so what's clonking against the fan blade then??
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 7:24 pm
by tenkfeet
Pete had a similar thing so may be able to tell you what caused it on his car.
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 8:42 pm
by pete
Mine fouls on it's shroud when it is running causing a "plastic fan blade rubbing against plastic surround" type noise.
Unfortunately I forgot to mention it when I was having a new rad fitted so it still does it. I find the best solution is to ignore it, and if it kicks in when I am parked pretend it is coming from someone else's car.
Pete
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:56 pm
by Tom
pete wrote:Mine fouls on it's shroud when it is running causing a "plastic fan blade rubbing against plastic surround" type noise.
Unfortunately I forgot to mention it when I was having a new rad fitted so it still does it. I find the best solution is to ignore it, and if it kicks in when I am parked pretend it is coming from someone else's car.
Pete
Sweet, that sounds exactly like my noise
thanks for that pete
another SE problem solved.....
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 10:25 pm
by Sanjøy
While changing my rad I realised my fan was goosed too. Non servicable so replaced.
Clam off I am afraid.
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:02 pm
by s333fee
can you get your front grille off and stick your hand in to have feel about incase it is something you can get to.
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:11 pm
by tut
Tom
As per Pete, both my cars do it. N1 is worse, and if it has not been on for a while, I have to free it manually with a long screwdriver through the front grill.
N3 works fine but is just noisy, so I ignore it.
tut
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:17 pm
by mac
why not line the inside surface of the shroud with grip tape. that will soon deal with the interference issues
Mac
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:50 pm
by Sanjøy
mac wrote:why not line the inside surface of the shroud with grip tape. that will soon deal with the interference issues
Mac
Never thought of you as a boarder.
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:08 pm
by mac
Sanjoy wrote:mac wrote:why not line the inside surface of the shroud with grip tape. that will soon deal with the interference issues
Mac
Never thought of you as a boarder.
You use it as a step point on the roll cage - stops your feet from slipping on the way in and out
Mac