Thread: BlackBettys cooling system overhaul.

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

Just to confirm my thoughts,,
is the hub/fan the same, V8-TD5?

I'm thinking not.... The fan on my V8 doesn't freewheel at all when cold and happily spins all the time????

Mine (02 V8) has pretty much no resistance when cold...I will check my D1 that had a new fan about 2 years ago and see what it does...my bet is that it will be solid when cold.

Cheers

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

Just to confirm my thoughts,,
is the hub/fan the same, V8-TD5?

They SHOULD be and do the same thing.IE both work EXACTLY in the same way.
The parts may not be interchangeable TD5 to V8 (says TD5 on my reciept)
My new one is very tight compared to the old one.
Andrew

Got the turbo and oil cooler off today,no corrosion in the oil cooler.
Water pump replace tommorow then it starts all getting put back together.
Andrew

hey andy,

what are the pro-vents for, or more so, how do they work etc?

i have a tiny bit of oil in the cooler pipes, i just clean it every 4-6 months...

cheers

jack

oh and where did you get the gear to fix the fan?

thanks again

Hi Jackerz.
The provent is a filter that filters out the oil mist from blowby gasses and returns the oil to the sump.Oil mist is detrimental to engine life,it carbonises in the heat of the turbo and becomes abrasive.The oil mist also clogs the intercooler.Run your engine with the oil filler cap off,that mist/smoke you see is what the provent filters.
If you want a ProVent,try LovemyRangie(Andrew) he MAY have one left over from the recent bulk buy.
I got the new viscous hub and fan,plus the tool to undo the hub from Karcraft in SA,they overnite gear to your door,very helpfull people,Tony is the man to contact.
Andrew

thanks very much

yeah, i have finally completed everything internal/external to my disco.

now i am moving onto under the bonnet and cleanliness is my first adventure.

cheers again