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This might help someone out there:
Compare the Omhs from the radiator fan to the ac fan. The ac fan may be reading high. Also, check the green 30 amp fuse and see if it is blown. If it is, and/or if the fan is off of the charts o nthe omhs, your fan motor needs to be replaced. Do this:
Contact me as I got the entire assembly for right over $60.00 from an aftermarket guy who came through. Same EXACT part. The dealer wanted more than that for just a blade. I laughed. Who repalces fan blades?
Anyhow above the fan you will have a black cover that is held on with clips. Remove them by popping the heads up with a tiny screw driver which will realease the locks on them. Then unbolt the two brackets which hold the radiator in place. This gives you a tiny bit more room to pull out the fan assembly. There are only two bolts on the fan assembly and they are right at the top of it. You may need to remove the container next to it by your left hand. Before you try to get it out, there is a wiring connector mounted on the bottom of the fan. Reach down and slide this to your right. Remember how you took it off because it is much harder to get back on. Once this is off, make sure you have unplugged the actual fan. Gently pull the radiator toward you and pull the fan out. You likely will lose some plastic against the frame but no worries, just cosmetic on the fan assembly. Now tha the fan is removed, spit on the ground and say "this sucks." Look at the bottom of your assembly. Notice their are to rods that support the bottom. When putting the fan back in these two pieces have to go EXACTLY where they were before. Make sure of this. It is done by feel. Bolt the fan on and plug it in. Make sure you slide that wire that mounted at the bottom back on. If you cannot get to it, or it is too difficult, get under the car and remove that cover to access it. This is not much extra work so don't sweat it. Start the car and let the AC run. if it works then it works. Zip her up and continue with life.
By the way, the condensor fan is the one on the left looking down from in front of the grill. The one on the drivers side is for the radiator. Funny thing is that many posts on this site talk about protecting the radiator from rocks and such by adding a grate to the front. From what I saw that is actually the condensor being hit. That would probably be the source of more than one freon leak.
Let me know if I was not clear about something. I am a bit rushed today.
Anyone have anything to add?
Compare the Omhs from the radiator fan to the ac fan. The ac fan may be reading high. Also, check the green 30 amp fuse and see if it is blown. If it is, and/or if the fan is off of the charts o nthe omhs, your fan motor needs to be replaced. Do this:
Contact me as I got the entire assembly for right over $60.00 from an aftermarket guy who came through. Same EXACT part. The dealer wanted more than that for just a blade. I laughed. Who repalces fan blades?
Anyhow above the fan you will have a black cover that is held on with clips. Remove them by popping the heads up with a tiny screw driver which will realease the locks on them. Then unbolt the two brackets which hold the radiator in place. This gives you a tiny bit more room to pull out the fan assembly. There are only two bolts on the fan assembly and they are right at the top of it. You may need to remove the container next to it by your left hand. Before you try to get it out, there is a wiring connector mounted on the bottom of the fan. Reach down and slide this to your right. Remember how you took it off because it is much harder to get back on. Once this is off, make sure you have unplugged the actual fan. Gently pull the radiator toward you and pull the fan out. You likely will lose some plastic against the frame but no worries, just cosmetic on the fan assembly. Now tha the fan is removed, spit on the ground and say "this sucks." Look at the bottom of your assembly. Notice their are to rods that support the bottom. When putting the fan back in these two pieces have to go EXACTLY where they were before. Make sure of this. It is done by feel. Bolt the fan on and plug it in. Make sure you slide that wire that mounted at the bottom back on. If you cannot get to it, or it is too difficult, get under the car and remove that cover to access it. This is not much extra work so don't sweat it. Start the car and let the AC run. if it works then it works. Zip her up and continue with life.
By the way, the condensor fan is the one on the left looking down from in front of the grill. The one on the drivers side is for the radiator. Funny thing is that many posts on this site talk about protecting the radiator from rocks and such by adding a grate to the front. From what I saw that is actually the condensor being hit. That would probably be the source of more than one freon leak.
Let me know if I was not clear about something. I am a bit rushed today.
Anyone have anything to add?