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No wondering stupid ford put those stupid ectronic fuses in there,there is a reason!I pluged the wire without the fuse to see if the fan runs but it didn't and start to smoke  ,some questions 1 did anyone able to get ford paid for the seized fan motors even out of the recall limit 10 years or 100k(mine is under 100k but over 8 years,I know this is a long shoot) 2 are fan motors repairable without costing too much. 3 will i4 fan assembly fix a v6(I dont care cooling efficiency.
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No fans must be replaced as a whole unit (On V6's they're are two fans, and they are mounted on a plastic holder)
You must replace the whole unit. I bought mine from a salvage yard and put it in myself. PITA, but doable.
1: Undo fan plastic shroud from the top (bolts on it's side somewhere) be aware the fan shroud is held in the top middle section there by some sorta clip. You'll see once you look.
2: Remove that plastic undercarriage piece below the bumper.
3: Undo the bolts holding the bottom of the radiator in place and push (gently!) the radiator forward towards the front of the car. This widens the gap the fan will come out between. Yes, fan must come out bottom.
4: Taking fan out at an angle, corner first, it sort of pulls out. It's a tight fit, but it worked for me.
5: Reverse process to reinstall new fans.
Make sure the "new" fan assembly has blades that spin freely. If you want extra assurance, buy new from Ford.
Good luck!
N.
"Fear is the little death."
Muadib.
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(You must replace the whole unit. I bought mine from a salvage yard and put it in myself. PITA, but doable.)
Thank for the useful details but what year is your car and what year of part did you get? I searched car-parts.com it seems there is diferen ID(?)from 98 and up.
95v6
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I've got a set of fans from a 2000 V6 that I have for sale. If you measure the height and width of your current fans I can verify the size for you.
Rick
Owner of 00 #1611 Silver (Totalled) 98.5 T-Red SVT #6180
Buckshot77@msn.com
Misc 3L parts for sale
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Originally posted by axxman:
(You must replace the whole unit. I bought mine from a salvage yard and put it in myself. PITA, but doable.)
Thank for the useful details but what year is your car and what year of part did you get? I searched car-parts.com it seems there is diferen ID(?)from 98 and up.
95v6
Sorry Axeman.
I have a 95.
I went directly to the salvage yard to get it. Most places remove them from cars and resell them directly. I don't know (and I doubt) if there's a difference in the fans between model years. However, I do have two "resistors" on my fan units. Part of an earlier Ford recall. You may have them as well.
I would go call a salvage yard and see if they have one. It might be a lot faster than ordering online.
Since the unit is seized. You'll have to remove it anyway. If you can get it out and take it with you to visually compare, that'll go a long way towards getting the right one.
I have no idea what year mine came out of, but they work 
Good luck
PM me with ?'s if you have any.
"Fear is the little death."
Muadib.
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