plumbfisher

Active Member

• Jul 30, 2016

• #1

'afternoon all ...
a very knowledgable pal told me to try this viscous fan repair - and it worked!
Once you've removed the fan have a look at the wee coil in the centre at the front. It'll be rusty and that is the problem. It operates a valve which allows the fluid to move within the viscous drive and if it is siezed then won't work and the fan will be 'stuck on'. A clean up and a squirt of plusgas and a it'll free up. A few spins by hand and it'll go slack and turn freely.

 

Littelwill

Well-Known Member

• Jul 30, 2016

• #2

That sounds tooo good to be true....

 

discool

Well-Known Member

• Jul 30, 2016

• #3

That's so elementary and very well known before the days of Forums.

 

Datatek

Well-Known Member

• Jul 30, 2016

• #4

?

 

mikescuba

Well-Known Member

• Jul 30, 2016

• #5

Interesting, Don't know what the prices are for a Visco's fan for a P38 but for a Defender they are about £30. I think I would prefer price of mind and change it
http://www.paddockspares.com/etc7238-viscous-unit.html

 

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tomcat59alan

Well-Known Member

• Jul 30, 2016

• #6

Datatek said:

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You back Keith?

 

Littelwill

Well-Known Member

• Jul 30, 2016

• #7

Is Keith back on Landy Zone?

 

plumbfisher

Active Member

• Jul 30, 2016

• #8

Now that would be even better than an easy fan repair...

 

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N2O

Active Member

• Jul 31, 2016

• #9

Cheap aftermarket viscous fan coupling is worth nothing.

 

wammers

No longer with us, RIP

Donater

• Jul 31, 2016

• #10

mikescuba said:

Interesting, Don't know what the prices are for a Visco's fan for a P38 but for a Defender they are about £30. I think I would prefer price of mind and change it
http://www.paddockspares.com/etc7238-viscous-unit.html

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Genuine Land rover coupling. http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-ETC7238 OEM one is the minimum standard to fit. P38 diesel viscous fan. http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-PGG101290. P38 petrol fan assembly. http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-PGG000080

 

Last edited: Jul 31, 2016

domino

Well-Known Member

• Jul 31, 2016

• #11

Jesus that's expensive

 

plumbfisher

Active Member

• Aug 4, 2016

• #12

Update - Naw, it didn't work
It locked up again. And by then had also tightened itself up again so was an absolute bugger to get undone...
Sorry for the bum steer

 

Dopey

Well-Known Member

• Aug 4, 2016

• #13

Littelwill said:

Is Keith back on Landy Zone?

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Guess who's back, back again
Keith is back, tell a friend
Guess who's back,
guess who's back,
guess who's back,
guess who's back
guess who's back
Guess who's back...

 

wammers

No longer with us, RIP

Donater

• Aug 4, 2016

• #14

Dopey said:

Guess who's back, back again
Keith is back, tell a friend
Guess who's back,
guess who's back,
guess who's back,
guess who's back
guess who's back
Guess who's back...

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Posting a question mark does not mean he will post anything more. He was just questioning the repair as described. Rightly in my view. If your viscous fan stops working replace it simple as that.

 

plumbfisher

Active Member

• Aug 4, 2016

• #15

Yes well, you live and learn... that's surely what this forum is about.
I am ever so 'umble.

something else I've learnt - the power of posting a single punctuation mark.
(but that depends on who you are!)