Thread: Converting to all electric fans

an 8 for the intercooler and a 16 for the radiator.

you'll need to make a custom frame to fit them onto the pre existing shroud mounts.

you can also just get a pusher fan of the right diameter to fit the shroud, fit it backwards so that the motor is in closer to the radiator then mod the shroud to take the fan.

I run a vs commodore fan behind my radiator[chopped the vs fan shroud to fit-which places the fan in the same location as the viscous was[$20 from a wrecker] i have an oversized allisport radiator and a full front intercooler with the original a/c pusher fan mounted in front on the left[transmission cooler/auto] side. the fans are wired together with a sensor in the top radiator hose. Works much better and well worth the effort.

Originally Posted by Bazzle218

Has anyone succesfully converted a 300 tdi to electric fan. I know you can fit EA fans to v8s, but what about a diesel 300 tdi. If a ford one cant be made to work would you have to fit two, fans. One for the radiator say 16 inch and one for the intercooler 10 inch. theorys welcome.

Can be done but why? Has your car started to overheat? Have you got a faulty belt driven fan? Just because you want to?

Originally Posted by slug_burner

Can be done but why? Has your car started to overheat? Have you got a faulty belt driven fan? Just because you want to?

Not a good idea.

Done because people think it will save them fuel. Which it does not.

A lot do it in the uk and then when the car is working hard it over heats. The electric fans just can't get the amount of air through the rad as the viscous van.

Should just leave as land rover designed it. If electric was better then they would have fitted it.

Originally Posted by Reads90

Not a good idea.

Done because people think it will save them fuel. Which it does not.

A lot do it in the uk and then when the car is working hard it over heats. The electric fans just can't get the amount of air through the rad as the viscous van.

Should just leave as land rover designed it. If electric was better then they would have fitted it.

I was trying to be gentle.

Thanks for the replys. In fact I have no issues with over heating or anything else for that matter. I have just fitted a second transmission cooler as i have converted the defender to auto. I'm a fiddler when it comes to my vehicle's . If im not playing with it ( the defender) I go stir crazy.

Originally Posted by Bazzle218

Thanks for the replys. In fact I have no issues with over heating or anything else for that matter. I have just fitted a second transmission cooler as i have converted the defender to auto. I'm a fiddler when it comes to my vehicle's . If im not playing with it ( the defender) I go stir crazy.

It might be better if you find something else to fiddle with, that viscous thermo fan can pull a power of air that you will never match with an electric fan.

I too want to stick an oil cooler for my defender gbox. Some would say that was fiddling but I know that we got diddled here in Aus with the early R380 gboxes, no cooler and crap lubrication on the splines of the output shaft into the LT230. I'll only go electric fan assisted if I can't locate the oil cooler with the rest of the radiators/heat exchangers.

my commodore fan moves alot more air than the viscous one ever did[i was on my 3rd viscous in 5 years as they just dont last], another advantage with the electric is to fit an over ride switch so you can have it running constantly as you require- for example towing a camper trailer in powdery sand along a beach as i did last weekend, keeps the engine nice and cool, also you want the cooling air on your auto trans cooler in that situation-my set up works perfect for me, i also have a 2nd vdo water temp guage with the sender fitted in the head, i tow a trailer for work during the week that would be an easy 1.5 tonne