Thread: Radiator Fan Destruction

Sagged engine mounts can cause the fan to hit the cowling at the bottom especially when hitting bumps.
Maybe that is causing your problems.
Regards Philip A

Philip:
Thanks for that... I'll take a look...
I did have some dodgy Radiator Mounts which meant I had a lot of play in the radiator so perhaps it was doing a similar sort of thing....

Well I changed the VC and Fan on Thursday evening... Did a 200km Round Trip on Friday no problems...

Went out for a quick trip to the shops and went around a bend Semi Agressively... Giant Bang and Power Steering went very hard...

End Result
- VC Intact
- Radiator Fan Exploided
- Radiator Damaged (Fins are ok... Plastic Header Tank has Crack at Main Input from Engine at the Top)
- Power Steering Reservoir Wrecked (Both Lugs on Bottom Snapped Off)
- Radiator Shroud & Radiator Top Cover both smashed into a Million Pieces
- Bonnet Insulation Cover Ripped above Radiator and now....
- Some Nice Dints/Bumps in the Bonnet where the Fan Exploded....

Just one of those wonderful "Before Christmas Joys"......

Mate, I am sorry to hear this... what bad fortune and timing.

I'd be seriously looking at some new engine mounts (per Philip's suggestion) when you are ordering the other parts.

p38spares.co.uk or island4x4 are probably your best bet for all those parts. I have found that DLS seem to get confused when you order more than a few parts at a time.

I'm getting the Front Cover replaced today on the Engine (to solve some leaks) and getting some other Bushes etc replaced as well....

I'll get them to have a look at the Engine Mounts as well....

Interesting this is the 2nd Fan I've had "Explode" on me in the last 12-18 months... both of them have been the "BritPart" Branded Fans....

That's sad to hear mate! Hope you get it sorted!

Will keep in mind not to order a britpart fan when the time comes!

Mechanic has had a look ths morning. No Signs of the Fan rubbing the Radiator or Radiator Shroud, No apparant issues with the way I've mounted the fan to the viscous coupling.

I've had terrible, terrible trouble with these VC's and Fans... I'm done and going to Electric with a Davies Craig 16 Inch Fan & Thermatic Controller.

I'll let you know how I go...

Any chance you could have left a tool laying around in the engine bay and when you threw it around the corner its flung into the fan and caused the havoc.? Wouldn't be the first time something like that happened.