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Omega General Help / Re: 2 gray plastic boxs in front of the radiator.
« on: 28 September 2018, 19:31:03 »Aw shitShe is ok DG thanks for asking.
That's not good. How is she?
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Aw shitShe is ok DG thanks for asking.
That's not good. How is she?
If you're not sure, you really need to have someone else present to guide you through it.Hi DG,it does not mater now as the car was written of today in an RTA.My wife is in hospital.Dean.
Fans staying on for cooling purposes. Be more concerned if they never came on or never switched off.Hi DG,so to be sure.I don't need to worry about the fans staying on.I will put a wanted ad in the appropriate section for a fan,someone must have one.So remove the bagpipes and the main fan,i thought the main fan was attached to the rad.Lift the main cooling rad clear of top brackets,move the whole lot towards the engine.How do i remove the condenser rad to put the new fan in,or does it lift out with the main rad.Will i be able to get to the connector to unplug it from the front.Sorry for all the questions,but i have never done anything like this.And i will be on my own with no one to ask if i am doing it right.Thanks again DG i appreciate it.Dean.
Both front fans are the same. Four pots have one, V6s have two.
To swap them out, you need to pull the radiator... Remove the bagpipes and main fan. Lift it clear of the top brackets then hoik the whole lot towards the engine. Should then have space to pop the fans out. Unplug from the front.
Sorry Nick,i don't follow.Dean.Whats missing.I am sorry Nick but i don't even know where the clips are or if they are missing Dean.Front fan shrouds... See aboveSorry DG you are correct.The left hand one has come away from the rad at the top and that is what is making the noise.I have put some silicone adhesive on the top edge rubber,to fix it back to the rad.It seams ok for now no noise, but how are they normally fixed in place.Dean.BTW Thanks for the pic Terry.
Terry's pic doesn't show the shaped spring clip that attaches to the rectangular holes in the bracket and made the marks on the rubber block. The radiator assembly is a pretty tight fit, and the clips don't really do much. Gluing the rubber in place isn't something I would find necessary if the clips were missing.
Er, if your car looks like the picture then they're missing.
DG i think i have finally got it ,what confused me was the other shroud looks like it is attached to the rad.Because of the glue or whatever it is.I am going out to the car in the morning to see whats what.Dean.The bit you glued to the radiator CLIPS to the metal panel that the bonnet latches to by way if a plastic ball and rubber grommet. Not sure that I can simplify it any further...I am sorry DG but i don't follow or understand mate Dean.FTLOG whyFront fan shrouds... See aboveSorry DG you are correct.The left hand one has come away from the rad at the top and that is what is making the noise.I have put some silicone adhesive on the top edge rubber,to fix it back to the rad.It seams ok for now no noise, but how are they normally fixed in place.Dean.BTW Thanks for the pic Terry.
They clip into a rubber grommet on the slam panel. Simply push the top towards the number plate until it pops into place...
But here goes...
https://goo.gl/images/wBVuJa
Lower two pins sit on the lower cross member top single pin is the one that clips into the slam panel.
Never encountered a rattling rubber radiator mounting block. Ever.But its not the mounting block,as in Terry's pic.Dean.Its the fan shrouds.
I am sorry Nick but i don't even know where the clips are or if they are missing Dean.Front fan shrouds... See aboveSorry DG you are correct.The left hand one has come away from the rad at the top and that is what is making the noise.I have put some silicone adhesive on the top edge rubber,to fix it back to the rad.It seams ok for now no noise, but how are they normally fixed in place.Dean.BTW Thanks for the pic Terry.
Terry's pic doesn't show the shaped spring clip that attaches to the rectangular holes in the bracket and made the marks on the rubber block. The radiator assembly is a pretty tight fit, and the clips don't really do much. Gluing the rubber in place isn't something I would find necessary if the clips were missing.
I am sorry DG but i don't follow or understand mate Dean.FTLOG whyFront fan shrouds... See aboveSorry DG you are correct.The left hand one has come away from the rad at the top and that is what is making the noise.I have put some silicone adhesive on the top edge rubber,to fix it back to the rad.It seams ok for now no noise, but how are they normally fixed in place.Dean.BTW Thanks for the pic Terry.
They clip into a rubber grommet on the slam panel. Simply push the top towards the number plate until it pops into place...
Front fan shrouds... See aboveSorry DG you are correct.The left hand one has come away from the rad at the top and that is what is making the noise.I have put some silicone adhesive on the top edge rubber,to fix it back to the rad.It seams ok for now no noise, but how are they normally fixed in place.Dean.BTW Thanks for the pic Terry.
Is it the mounting rubber shown here, upper central?Hi Terry you are a star.Its the grey bit at the bottom left in your pic,attached to the rad.Dean.
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