Electric Cooling Fan Assembly Replace Opel Antara I



Electric Cooling Fan Assembly Replace

Remove

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Remove the engine cover and the engine cover bracket.
3. Remove the battery. Refer to Battery and Battery Tray Replace .
4. Remove the air cleaner assembly. Refer to Air Cleaner Assembly Replace .
5. Disconnect the both cooling fan electrical connectors and the A/C pressure sensor connector.

6. Remove the cooling fan shroud mounting bolts.
7. Remove the power steering fluid supply hose and pipe retaining bracket and move it away from the cooling fan assembly. Refer to Power Steering Fluid Supply Hose Removal Procedure .

8. Lift the fan shroud assembly upward and remove the cooling fan assembly from the vehicle.
9. Remove both main and auxiliary fan blades from the fan shroud assembly by removing the nut at the center of the fan hubs.
10. Remove both fan motor retaining screws.
11. Remove 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 to remain the fan assemblies 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 on a fan assembly that has been bent or damaged.

1. Install 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 centre 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.

Note: Be sure to slip the tab at the bottom edge of the shroud into the retaining clip at the radiator.

5. Secure the cooling fan assembly to the top of the radiator with the mounting bolts.

Tighten

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

6. Connect the cooling fan electrical connectors and the A/C pressure sensor connector.
7. Install the power steering fluid supply hose and pipe retaining bracket bolt. Refer to Power Steering Fluid Supply Hose Removal Procedure .
8. Install the air cleaner assembly. Refer to Air Cleaner Assembly Replace .
9. Install the battery. Refer to Battery and Battery Tray Replace .
10. Install the engine cover and the engine cover bracket.
11. Connect the negative battery cable.