Coolant Fan V7 and Coolant Fan 2 V177 , removing and installing

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Removing

Drain coolant → Cooling system, draining and filling .
Remove radiator → Radiator, removing and installing .
Remove fan shroud → Fan shroud, removing and installing .

Fig 1: Removing Coolant Fans Bolts

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Remove bolts - arrows -.
Unclip electrical harness connectors and free up electrical wires.
Remove coolant fans.

Installing

Installation is in reverse order of removal, note the following:

Install fan shroud → Fan shroud, removing and installing .
Install radiator → Radiator, removing and installing .
Fill with coolant → Filling .

Torque specifications

Component	Nm
Coolant fan to fan shroud	10 ¹⁾
¹⁾ Replace bolt.