Thread: Thermo fan replacement on i6 3.2ltr

I have read that taking the front end off is usually the preferred method however the mechanic I spoke to seems confident taking off the inlet manifold and surrounds, he's never worked on a Freelander before so it is scaring me a bit. Car is going really well now and don't want to have it put back together then an engine light appearing, I guess that's what's scaring me ATM. I have watched a YouTube video on taking off the front bumper and doesn't look that bad actually!

One saving grace is that it's the preferred way in Topix so hopefully it will be ok.

Hey, when you dropped the front bumper, did you notice where the horn assembly is?? My horn had a terrific sounding dual horn until last weekend one of them stopped working!!

Sorry tracksuitman I missed this post before...

Well the fan crapped out on our 3.2 Freelander as well, so it was my turn to put in a new fan assembly.

I bought the "hot climate" twin fan assembly as a replacement, according to JLR hot climate is the Middle East only, I guess for the LR boffins Australia and South Africa is "nice" rather than "hot" LOL. And as it turns out the twin fan is quite a bit cheaper than the single one. Work that out...

Single fan assembly p/n LR026078, GBP ?357
Twin fan assembly p/n LR011905, GBP ?289

(these are UK list prices btw, you will probably pay different, as I did)

You used to be able to buy the fan control relay module for the single fan assembly as a spare, but not anymore. I guess Land Rover got sick of people buying modules when the fan motor crapped out, and then complaining that it still wasn't fixed.

The twin fan assembly comes with a new module anyhow.

While doing the fan I was planning on replacing the thermostat and the accessory drive belt (it's due in 20k), but i'm a bit time poor this week and the wife wants her car back on the road, so i'll leave that all for the next service.

So instead of pulling the intake manifold, i decided to swap out the fans using the bumper off method instead.



Headlights and bumper off, ducting removed.



New twin fan vs. old single



New fan assembly in. Honestly this was a struggle. To get the old fan out you have to remove the control relay module, and move the bottom of the radiator forwards and backwards as you pull the fan out. The locking tabs on the fan also get caught up in various hoses. With a bit of patience and struggle, I got the old one out. The new one did seem to go in a bit easier.



And all back together

The single fan is a 500W unit according to the workshop manual, with the twin fans being 750W. They certainly seem to shift more air than the single

I reckon finding a replacement fan motor would be easy enough, or to rebuild it, maybe someone down the track could benefit from a rebuilt unit.

All back together now, wife has her car back again, running cool.