Author Topic: how do i get this fan switch off rad  (Read 1954 times)

Offline daft

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how do i get this fan switch off rad
« on: 22 January 2011, 21:51 »
help needed there is no room in there to get at it golf gti mk2 8v

Offline Martz

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Re: how do i get this fan switch off rad
« Reply #1 on: 22 January 2011, 22:00 »
Are you referring to the one on the bottom of the rad?

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Re: how do i get this fan switch off rad
« Reply #2 on: 22 January 2011, 22:11 »
on mine its seems to be more in the middle mines the 3 pin

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Re: how do i get this fan switch off rad
« Reply #3 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?

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Re: how do i get this fan switch off rad
« Reply #4 on: 24 January 2011, 09:54 »
take the rad fan shroud off and move it across, its only held on with 4 bolts
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Re: how do i get this fan switch off rad
« Reply #5 on: 24 January 2011, 10:34 »
sorted thats now done next leak on the flange best way to seal this
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Re: how do i get this fan switch off rad
« Reply #6 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 :)

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Re: how do i get this fan switch off rad
« Reply #7 on: 24 January 2011, 11:59 »
i can also recommend AVS..
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Re: how do i get this fan switch off rad
« Reply #8 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

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Re: how do i get this fan switch off rad
« Reply #9 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
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