Alternative cooling fan/motor for V6?

kaiser · 30th September 2019, 18:09

I have a non working fan motor, I suspect, on a V6.
Have anyone got experience with changing the motor and fan from another popular car, like BMW, VW (or anything else).
If so I would be interested in knowing more about it.
I am trying to replace the whole fan with an alternative good unit from any popular car. I would be interested in a wiring diagram as well.
(I have earlier replaced brushes, but the motor has now given up, maybe it has stopped working, I will find out in due course.)

SD1too · 30th September 2019, 19:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaiser

I am trying to replace the whole fan with an alternative good unit from any popular car.

Why? That is the most complicated and troublesome solution possible.

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(I have earlier replaced brushes, but the motor has now given up ...

Ah, that's probably because you didn't buy the brushes from Engineering Carbon Products Ltd. in Croydon, England. Am I right or wrong Kaiser?

Simon

vitesse · 30th September 2019, 19:33

Kaiser - also curious as to alternatives as I don't like the press fit ones now supplied as genuine as my blades parted company, and sooner or later commutator wear will be terminal.

These seem very similar to ours, Siemens too, but whenever I try to find them over this side of the pond even with the same number the likeness ends. Perhaps the BMWs in Yankland had different fans fitted. Might be a chance that BMWs down your way have the Siemens type.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/00-01-02-...sAAOSwmMNbx3fV

Regards

WillyHeckaslike · 1st October 2019, 16:02

Workaholic ro has used a Ford Mondeo fan and he posted a thread on how he did it. Ceedy posted on the same thread of using a fan from an alternative vehicle too. Thread is here: Click

SCP440 · 1st October 2019, 17:35

How about one of these?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Radiator-...MAAOSw2zlXhmDz
Has plenty of power and is only a little smaller than the original so that could be made up with some foam if it was needed.

Being VW it should be available world wide and be reliable, there is also plenty of copies of this fan available if you wanted to go that route, I suspect the mounting would need fiddling but nothing a few washers could not fix.

Arctic · 1st October 2019, 22:21

I was going to try one of these but have never got round to it, I am going to make it one of my winter projects

I will let you know how it goe's or you could be the first to try it

something along this line, more investigation required yet though as to which would be the best one to replace with.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stoney-Ra...qUa76pz9oOQ65A

Also excellent threads below from Keith.

https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...ead.php?t=1371

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Arctic Give to Learn Freelander 2 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: West Midlands Posts: 18,717 Thanks: 1,155 Thanked 6,407 Times in 3,874 Posts	I was going to try one of these but have never got round to it, I am going to make it one of my winter projects I will let you know how it goe's or you could be the first to try it something along this line, more investigation required yet though as to which would be the best one to replace with. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stoney-Ra...qUa76pz9oOQ65A Also excellent threads below from Keith. https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...ead.php?t=1371 __________________ Arctic Givology Learn to Give Everything is Achievable ad altiora tendo. Check out our Nano meet dates http://www.midlandsnanomeets.co.uk/ http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/index.php?thepage=howto " You do the work , we supply the expertise " Last edited by Arctic; 2nd October 2019 at 08:32.. Reason: rectification

30th September 2019, 19:33	#3
vitesse I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gävle Posts: 2,537 Thanks: 395 Thanked 823 Times in 652 Posts	Kaiser - also curious as to alternatives as I don't like the press fit ones now supplied as genuine as my blades parted company, and sooner or later commutator wear will be terminal. These seem very similar to ours, Siemens too, but whenever I try to find them over this side of the pond even with the same number the likeness ends. Perhaps the BMWs in Yankland had different fans fitted. Might be a chance that BMWs down your way have the Siemens type. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/00-01-02-...sAAOSwmMNbx3fV Regards

1st October 2019, 16:02	#4
WillyHeckaslike This is my second home Rovers 75 & 25 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wearside Posts: 4,522 Thanks: 543 Thanked 709 Times in 511 Posts	Workaholic ro has used a Ford Mondeo fan and he posted a thread on how he did it. Ceedy posted on the same thread of using a fan from an alternative vehicle too. Thread is here: Click

1st October 2019, 17:35	#5
SCP440 I really should get out more....... MG ZT-T 260 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Witney Posts: 2,504 Thanks: 6 Thanked 910 Times in 571 Posts	How about one of these? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Radiator-...MAAOSw2zlXhmDz Has plenty of power and is only a little smaller than the original so that could be made up with some foam if it was needed. Being VW it should be available world wide and be reliable, there is also plenty of copies of this fan available if you wanted to go that route, I suspect the mounting would need fiddling but nothing a few washers could not fix.