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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: daft on 22 January 2011, 21:51

Title: how do i get this fan switch off rad
Post by: daft on 22 January 2011, 21:51

help needed there is no room in there to get at it golf gti mk2 8v

Title: Re: how do i get this fan switch off rad
Post by: Martz on 22 January 2011, 22:00

Are you referring to the one on the bottom of the rad?

Title: Re: how do i get this fan switch off rad
Post by: daft on 22 January 2011, 22:11

on mine its seems to be more in the middle mines the 3 pin

Title: Re: how do i get this fan switch off rad
Post by: twistedblack69 on 23 January 2011, 01:03

I'm sure I got mine off easily enough if I'm thinking about the right thing. You tried going underneath the car?

Title: Re: how do i get this fan switch off rad
Post by: rubjonny on 24 January 2011, 09:54

take the rad fan shroud off and move it across, its only held on with 4 bolts

Title: Re: how do i get this fan switch off rad
Post by: daft on 24 January 2011, 10:34

sorted thats now done next leak on the flange best way to seal this
soory to be a pain

Title: Re: how do i get this fan switch off rad
Post by: rubjonny on 24 January 2011, 11:08

buy a new one, no point messign about as they;'re dirt cheap. i would replace both cos if one is leaking the other wont be far behind. i use AVS ones no bother in the past but vw ones arnt that expensive. just i can order avs with a few clicks of the mouse :)

http://www.vwspares.co.uk

Title: Re: how do i get this fan switch off rad
Post by: tech1889 on 24 January 2011, 11:59

i can also recommend AVS..

Title: Re: how do i get this fan switch off rad
Post by: daft on 24 January 2011, 13:03

is that for the flange thats on the side of the engine passenger side cant seem to find them at avs

Title: Re: how do i get this fan switch off rad
Post by: rubjonny on 24 January 2011, 13:20

sorry i meant to say, for the flanges you need to look in the corrado section as mk2 section doesnt have them for some reason!

looks like they only do the side flange, the front ones are 16v, G60 and 2.0 8v only. GSF do the front one though as well as the side one
http://www.vwspares.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=658
http://www.vwspares.co.uk/corrado_cooling.php

Title: Re: how do i get this fan switch off rad
Post by: daft on 24 January 2011, 13:27

that great help mate thanks one more thing do you no if they come with a seal or best way to seal them and would this slight leek stop the pressure building up as pipes can be squose when car is running

Title: Re: how do i get this fan switch off rad
Post by: rubjonny on 24 January 2011, 15:40

they come with the seal on :)
i woudl say theres a good chance it'll dure the problem, all of my mk2s have leaked from here./ once the old one is off clean the mating surface so it gives a good seal. if its realy pitted some chemical metal or similar can be used to smooth it off if need be

Title: Re: how do i get this fan switch off rad
Post by: daft on 24 January 2011, 17:14

Cheers for all the help just ordered coolent sensor and flange just hope all is good And problems sorted