Cooling Fan Assembly Replace Opel Antara I



Cooling Fan Assembly Replace

Remove

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Remove the beauty cover. Refer to Beauty Cover Replace .
3. Remove the charge air system hoses and ducts. Refer to Charging Air System Replace .
4. Remove the engine undercover. Refer to Engine Under Covers Replace .

5. Attach the radiator assembly to the upper bracket using strings to secure the unit.
6. Remove the radiator lower bracket from the cradle.

7. Disconnect the both cooling fan electrical connectors.
8. Remove the cooling fan shroud mounting bolts.
9. Remove the cooling fan assembly downward.
10. Remove the both main and auxiliary fan blades from the fan shroud assembly by removing the nut at the centre of the fan hubs.
11. Remove the both fan motor retaining screws.
12. Remove the both fan motors from the shroud.

Install

Warning: If a fan assembly is bent or damaged in any way, no attempt should be made to repair or reuse the damaged part. A bent or damaged fan assembly must be replaced with a new fan assembly. It is essential for the fan assemblies to remain in proper balance. A fan assembly that is not in proper balance can fail and fly apart during use, creating extreme danger. Proper balance cannot be assured with a fan assembly that has been bent or damaged.

1. Install the both fan motors to the shroud.
2. Secure the motors to the shroud with the retaining screws.

Tighten

Tighten the fan motor retaining screws to 3.5 N•m (31 lb-in.).

3. Install the fan blades to the fan shroud assembly with the nuts in the center of the fan hub.

Tighten

Tighten the fan blades retaining nuts to 5.6 N•m (50 lb-in.).

4. Install the cooling fan assembly to the radiator.

Tighten

Tighten the cooling fan assembly bolts to 4 N•m (35 lb-in.).

5. Install the radiator lower bracket to the cradle.

Tighten

Tighten the radiator lower bracket bolts to 50 N•m (39.6 lb-ft.).