raymowatt@ntlworld.com

Active Member

• May 30, 2016

• #1

Hi all
Seems I have a leaking rad on my Defender 300tdi, can this be changed without removing the fan unit ?
cheers all

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• May 30, 2016

• #2

its better to remove fan then the cowl

 

raymowatt@ntlworld.com

Active Member

• May 30, 2016

• #3

jamesmartin said:

its better to remove fan then the cowl

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I understand that's its better this way James, but as I don't have tool for undoing the fan. Can it be done or is it a none starter

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• May 30, 2016

• #4

raymowatt@ntlworld.com said:

I understand that's its better this way James, but as I don't have tool for undoing the fan. Can it be done or is it a none starter

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if you using a long flat headed punch hit the center of each flat on the nut in turn then repeat eventually it will screw off by hand

 

Disco1BFG

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Full Member

• May 30, 2016

• #5

I wouldn't advise trying to do the rad without removing the coupling. The "proper" spanner is less than a tenner on evil bay - or just make one out of some 4mm plate.

Or post your location in your profile, and a kind fellow member near you might lend you the spanner for the 3 secs it takes to undo the thing!!

 

raymowatt@ntlworld.com

Active Member

• May 30, 2016

• #6

Cheers James, I actually think that the leak is from the filler plug, as I have just had the clutch changed and they drained the system, I understand that these plastic plugs can be troublesome.
Is the fan left hand thread, that is undo clock wise ?

 

jamesmartin

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• May 30, 2016

• #7

raymowatt@ntlworld.com said:

Cheers James, I actually think that the leak is from the filler plug, as I have just had the clutch changed and they drained the system, I understand that these plastic plugs can be troublesome.
Is the fan left hand thread, that is undo clock wise ?

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did they pull engine out to change the clutch, anticlockwise to unscrew

 

raymowatt@ntlworld.com

Active Member

• May 30, 2016

• #8

jamesmartin said:

did they pull engine out to change the clutch, anticlockwise to unscrew

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Yep engine out to do clutch