Cooling fans
- Make
- Alfa Romeo
- Model
- 145/146 Engines, 146 Bodywork and Engine Overhaul Manual
- Year
- 1994–2001
- Section
- Engine cooling system › Cooling fans
1.7 16V Boxer engine (1712)Cooling fans
COOLING FANS
The cooling fan makes it possible to increase the heat dissipating capacity of the radiator. The cars with air conditioner have two fans with two speeds, while the cars without air conditioner have only one fan with one speed. The fans are controlled by a thermal contact on the radiator.
REMOVAL/REFITTING (for cars with conditioner)
- Remove the radiator grille (GROUP 70).
1. Disconnect the bonnet opening cable.
2. Remove the upper radiator crossmember.
- Remove the electrical connection without disconnecting it from above the fan.
- Release the wiring from the groove, slacken the two fastening screws and remove it.
- Disconnect the two electrical connections from the engine cooling fan additional resistance.
- Disconnect the electrical connections from the cooling fans.
- Slacken the three lower fastening screws of the cooling fans as illustrated.
- Slacken the remaining lower screw fastening the right fan.
1. Slacken the fan fastening screw illustrated and retrieve the additional resistance.
- Slacken the remaining three upper fan fastening screws then remove the fans pulling them upwards beginning with the right-hand one.
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