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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: RN55ONE on 12 May 2012, 17:17:11

Title: Fan inside passenger wing
Post by: RN55ONE on 12 May 2012, 17:17:11

Hi,

I was in the process of removing the passenger wing to replace it with a non-rusty one.
When I took the wing off a fan fell out. It was not correctly connected to the pipe which follows the contours of the wheel arch.
Can someone tell me what this fan is used for? do I need it? And which way it is supposed to be facing when I put the wing back on?

Also is it the same scenario on the drivers side?
Cheers

Title: Re: Fan inside passenger wing
Post by: RobG on 12 May 2012, 17:29:35

Quote from: RN55ONE on 12 May 2012, 17:17:11

Hi,

I was in the process of removing the passenger wing to replace it with a non-rusty one.
When I took the wing off a fan fell out. It was not correctly connected to the pipe which follows the contours of the wheel arch.
Can someone tell me what this fan is used for? do I need it? And which way it is supposed to be facing when I put the wing back on?

Also is it the same scenario on the drivers side?
Cheers

Blows cool air to engine ECU, nothing on driver`s side except S/L pump if you have it

Title: Re: Fan inside passenger wing
Post by: RN55ONE on 12 May 2012, 17:32:11

Cheers Rob,

Do I need it? I have read somehere that some cars have it some don't, so does this mean I can leave it off with no ill effects?
Not sure if it even works - guess the only real way to test it is to get the car 'hot' and see if it comes on.

Title: Re: Fan inside passenger wing
Post by: RobG on 12 May 2012, 18:32:27

Quote from: RN55ONE on 12 May 2012, 17:32:11

Cheers Rob,

Do I need it? I have read somehere that some cars have it some don't, so does this mean I can leave it off with no ill effects?
Not sure if it even works - guess the only real way to test it is to get the car 'hot' and see if it comes on.

Every Omega that I`ve broke has had one.  ;D

Title: Re: Fan inside passenger wing
Post by: RN55ONE on 12 May 2012, 18:35:34

Guess I'll leave it in then - thanks

Title: Re: Fan inside passenger wing
Post by: 2woody on 15 May 2012, 15:25:18

almost certainly not needed in UK.

it's there to pull cooling air through the fusebox, which could be important in cars used in +40 degree heat with a constant solar load ( gulf states, USA, possibly Spain, Morocco, etc. )

it will also be important on UK days where the temperature goes into the 40s

Title: Re: Fan inside passenger wing
Post by: RN55ONE on 15 May 2012, 15:31:49

When the car got over 90 degrees and the fans kicked in I always thought to myself that the fan was quite loud.
Always seemed like the sound was coming from the passenger side foot well.
Now I know that the fan sound was the Fuse Box fan.

Cheers guys.