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  • Worthy0ne
    Noobie
    • Jan 2014
    • 22
    #1

    Fan hitting radiator.

    I just completed a timing belt change. This includes a water pump replacement, and accessory belts. But now my fan is hitting the radiator. Has anyone came across this before? Will a fan delete cause more problems?

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    • Tom.
      Advanced Member
      • Sep 2012
      • 121
      #2
      Originally posted by Worthy0ne
      I just completed a timing belt change. This includes a water pump replacement, and accessory belts. But now my fan is hitting the radiator. Has anyone came across this before? Will a fan delete cause more problems?

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      I would check the condition of the motor mounts.
      I would not delete the fan.

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        • jlevie
          R3V OG
          • Nov 2006
          • 13530
          #3
          If the fan is hitting the radiator fins, the radiator isn't correctly installed or you have some oddball (wrong) water pump.
          The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
          Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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            • TobyB
              R3V Elite
              • Oct 2011
              • 5152
              #4
              ...or your car ran into something hard and wasn't pulled back all the way.

              More common problem with 2002's...

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                • ELVA164
                  R3V Elite
                  • Dec 2011
                  • 4861
                  #5
                  Originally posted by TobyB
                  ...or your car ran into something hard and wasn't pulled back all the way.
                  I've seen where a car was hit in the front and it crunched the chassis rails a bit. Even though the radiator core support got pulled forward, it moved back again after some time and the fan hit the radiator again. Any signs of damage in the front end?
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                    • navytapaul
                      Mod Crazy
                      • Oct 2011
                      • 615
                      #6
                      Mine did this when the motor mounts went. Like Tom said, I'd check those and get some hd mounts if they're bad.

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