Fan Blew Off - Urgent Advice Needed
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Thermostat, yes, it’s easy and pretty inexpensive. When I did my timing belt I left the cam seals alone as they showed no signs of leaking.
Check the belt tensioner pulley and Idler pulley...give them a spin
with the belt off and see if they're noisy or "chunky" at all.
It's the best time to do it while the t-stat hose is out of the way.
And a fresh serpentine belt never hurt.
my 2 cents.
with the belt off and see if they're noisy or "chunky" at all.
It's the best time to do it while the t-stat hose is out of the way.
And a fresh serpentine belt never hurt.
my 2 cents.
I had the same failure this weekend but managed to catch it before the fan and fan clutch detached from the bracket and contacted the radiator. Was driving fine, stopped at a rest stop on the highway and upon start-up it sounded like a bad rod knock, opened the hood and it was clear it was from the fan bracket.
No new ideas regarding 'while you're in there' components, but a reminder to folks who have not yet replaced the fan bracket at 200k + to listen carefully to that bearing and lift up on the fan clutch to check for deflection. Mine failed at 288k and I have seen multiple other reports right around the 280k mark.
Good luck with the repair, I'll be tearing into mine tomorrow!
No new ideas regarding 'while you're in there' components, but a reminder to folks who have not yet replaced the fan bracket at 200k + to listen carefully to that bearing and lift up on the fan clutch to check for deflection. Mine failed at 288k and I have seen multiple other reports right around the 280k mark.
Good luck with the repair, I'll be tearing into mine tomorrow!
