P38 dse viscous fan failure.

joyceh · May 29, 2016

Help.
Whist travelling at approximately 60 mph on the M4 the viscous fan failed quite spectacularly, shattering the cowling completely and pulling top hose off radiator and actually denting the bonnet from the inside! Managed to clear all debris from engine bay. Re-topped up and managed to limp to friend's house. Question: I am still 90 miles from home - can I still drive the vehicle home if I can avoid congestion?

tomcat59alan · May 29, 2016

joyceh said:
Help.
Whist travelling at approximately 60 mph on the M4 the viscous fan failed quite spectacularly, shattering the cowling completely and pulling top hose off radiator and actually denting the bonnet from the inside! Managed to clear all debris from engine bay. Re-topped up and managed to limp to friend's house. Question: I am still 90 miles from home - can I still drive the vehicle home if I can avoid congestion?

If you or your friend can remove the front grill and run a wire from the air condition fans to the battery so they are running all the time, then that will get you home.

Grrrrrr · May 29, 2016

Ram effect probably Ok today. Can always stop and admire the muff, sorry, countryside. Been reading too many of Tomcat's posts.

tomcat59alan · May 29, 2016

Ram effect no good here today, Stuck in the Mersey tunnel, going to the dark side, for 1/2 hour. I hope I bring back happy memories for you Julies

tomcat59alan · May 31, 2016

Well, how did you get on joyceh ?

N2O · May 31, 2016

tomcat59alan said:
If you or your friend can remove the front grill and run a wire from the air condition fans to the battery so they are running all the time, then that will get you home.

No need to do that, just remove AC relays for fans and bridge two of them for high speed, and one fol slow speed.

tomcat59alan · May 31, 2016

N2O said:
No need to do that, just remove AC relays for fans and bridge two of them for high speed, and one fol slow speed.

Same result, but we never got feed back anyway.

joyceh · Jun 9, 2016

Sorry for the delay in replying,but after leaving the car in west London and continuing our holiday in another car we decided to borrow a trailer and recover the p38 to Essex. I'm sure your suggestions would have worked, but the thought of a breakdown on the M25 especially on the sections with no hard shoulder filled me with dread.A second hand replacement has been sourced and will be fitted this weekend.

kapilamuni · Jun 10, 2016

A 300TDI viscous is a direct fit, I've done it.

tomcat59alan · Jun 10, 2016

kapilamuni said:
A 300TDI viscous is a direct fit, I've done it.

That's a first, starting and finishing a job.

wammers · Jun 10, 2016

kapilamuni said:
A 300TDI viscous is a direct fit, I've done it.

So is the 200 Tdi.

mutsnutz · Jun 11, 2016

why not just do Datateks fix if you contact him im sure he will sent the diagrams and parts list

kapilamuni · Jun 12, 2016

OP was looking for a second hand unit . Hence the 300 TDI option.

P38 dse viscous fan failure.

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