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Mar 29, 2002 | 06:11 PM

BugZ

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Engine Fan

I had my engine (under the hood) detailed) Now the fan screeches when it comes on after I turn off the car. Has anyone else had that problem?

Mar 30, 2002 | 08:17 PM

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Re: Engine Fan

It's probably not the fan, but one of the belts. check to see if any of them seem to have loosened any. The alternator belt (since it's a serpentine type) tends to be the most likely one (maybe also because it's the most difficult to get to...).

Mar 30, 2002 | 08:43 PM

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This is some kind of fan that only comes on once I have turned off the car. Then it only stays on for a while. This is why I suspect it is some sort of cooling fan.

Mar 31, 2002 | 01:27 AM

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Re: Engine Fan

Maybe the injector cooling fan. I removed mine. A lot of people do. It's supposed to prevent vapor lock or make the car easier to start when warm but it doesn't seem to matter much.

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Mar 31, 2002 | 06:11 AM

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Ya, Zen is right. The injector cooling fan is on 84/5 turbo's and 86na's. Not sure what 87+ variations they are on. You may have gotten water in it or something, and the bearings may be squealing now. They're easy to get off on the 84/5's as they're mounted by the headlight, but 86na's they are down behind the power steering pump - a pain to get to. Maybe try opening it up and drying and/or regreasing the bearings if you can. Never opened one up before, so not sure how doable this is.

hope this helps.

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