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Help....! Which Viscous Fan Unit Have I Got?

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Skibum346:
Guys, Today has beena wasted day trudging around on public transport to get 1. A new water pump & 2. A Viscous Fan Spanner.

Firstly, the info I found said it needed to be 36mm.... guess that was wrong cuz it's rattling around!

Secondly, My parts list picture (Page 189 of the parts list) shows the viscous unit of the fan with a bolt goinf through the front to a "Adaptor Water Pump Drive" (ETC6104) ON my vehicle, the front end of the viscous fan unit has some kind of rotary spring (like in a watch) fitted dead centre, I can't figure out how to remove it to see if there is a bolt underneath and I can't find anything that says it should be there...

Can any of you experts out there help me to identify what's going on purlease?!   [-o<

Skibum346:
Answered my own question in the end...

Turns out it could be from a Hot weather Disco/Range Rover! It's part no is ETC1260 and here is the info on it...

Skibum

Steve ray:
no subject of visc fans ............ thinking of ditching mine altogether (got a nice 'wobble' to it at the moment - well worn)!

considering putting a switchable elecy fan on it - handy for turning off when wading, etc.
do the 300Tdi's really need the fan on road 90% of the time?


Thoughts anyone?
(sorry Ski .... maybe should start a new post, but I thought it's relevant to your post and maybe worth it if your visc fan is creamed)!

Range Rover Blues:
I put an electric on the TDi to save fuel, I don't think it has.

I was going to put electric on the LSE but when I spoke to Kenlowe they advised I didn't and stick with the viscous as it moves more air.

For what they cost I'm not convinced by electric anymore, and a new viscous hub will be about £50.

Evilgoat:
Theres probobly a bold up behind it, you bneed a fan spanner to get it out OR if you are good, a long screwdriver to tap it undone. Its a reverse thread too.

Its sometimes possible (as with the suzuki) to get behind the fan and undo the pully nuts and take fan and pully off in one hit.

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