Removal Procedure
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
CAUTION:
An electric fan under the hood can start up even when the engine is not running and can injure you. Keep hands, clothing and tools away from any underhood electric fan.
CAUTION:
To help avoid personal injury or damage to the vehicle, a bent, cracked, or damaged fan blade or housing should always be replaced.
CAUTION:
Before servicing any electrical component, the ignition key must be in the OFF or LOCK position and all electrical loads must be OFF, unless instructed otherwise in these procedures. If a tool or equipment could easily come in contact with a live exposed electrical terminal, also disconnect the negative battery cable. Failure to follow these precautions may cause personal injury and/or damage to the vehicle or its components.
- Disconnect the negative battery cable. Refer to Battery Negative Cable Disconnect/Connect Procedure in Engine Electrical.
- Remove the right and the left engine mount struts. Refer to Engine Mount Strut Replacement - Left and to Engine Mount Strut Replacement - Right in engine mechanical.
- Remove the air cleaner assembly. Refer to Air Cleaner Assembly Replacement in Engine Controls-3.8L.
- Remove the PCM harness clip from the fan shroud.
- Remove the transmission oil cooler lines from the lower fan shroud clip and reposition the oil cooler lines aside.
- Remove the fan shroud clip from the condenser tubes.
- Remove the cooling fan shroud bolts.
- Remove the bolt that connects the fan shroud to the condenser hold down bracket.
- Remove the radiator upper bracket bolts and brackets.
- Disconnect the engine cooling fan motors electrical connectors.
- Remove the cooling fans electrical harness from the fan shroud clips.
- Remove the cooling fan shroud.
- Remove the right and left engine cooling fan blade nut.
- Remove the right and left engine cooling fan blade.
- Inspect the cooling fan blades for the following conditions:
- Bent or cracked cooling fan blades
- Smoothness of the cooling fan blade mating surfaces
- Remove burrs or other imperfections as necessary
- Remove the right and left engine cooling fan motor bolts.
- Remove the right and left engine cooling fan motor from the fan shroud.
- Remove the transmission oil cooler line retaining clip from the bottom of the fan shroud.
- Remove the cooling fan motors electrical harness retaining clips from the fan shroud.
- Remove the cooling fan motor heat shield retainers.
- Remove the cooling fan motor heat shield.
CAUTION:
If a fan blade is bent or damaged in any way, do not repair or reuse the damaged part. Always replace a bent or damaged fan blade. Fan blades that have been damaged can not be assured of proper balance and could fail and fly apart during subsequent use. This creates an extremely dangerous situation.
The fan blades must remain in proper balance. You cannot assure fan blade balance once a fan blade has been bent or damaged. A fan blade that is not in proper balance could fail and fly apart during use, creating an extremely dangerous situation.
The fan blades must remain in proper balance. You cannot assure fan blade balance once a fan blade has been bent or damaged. A fan blade that is not in proper balance could fail and fly apart during use, creating an extremely dangerous situation.