Excellent! Thank you! Seeing that I could release the transmission oil cooler gave me just that extra needed room to get the fan assembly out. Great video, Micah!
Hi, this was super helpful! I saw other vids showing this replacement for a 2012, but mine is a 2010 and this video was key! Thanks for taking the time to share your tips!! Note that on my aftermarket replacement fan the fan control unit is more difficult to remove...
I’ll add a final comment on getting the new fan assembly back in. I removed the control box, just one screw holds it on. That gave just enough extra room for the assembly to drop back in its place. The control box was easily put back on once the assembly was was in.
Thanks for putting this together, Micah. I’ve got this jobs up next. Was very helpful to come across your video in prep for removal of mine on my 2010 V70. Appears to be the identical set-up so all good. Just out of curiosity - did you fan fail or was it becoming noisy? Mine failed without warning.
Same with mine. Had the car all packed up, got stuck in bumper to bumper traffic on Canada’s busiest highway and the red temp light came on. Lovely. I opted to replace thermostat at same time so I did not need to remove the trans cooler bolt. Instead I removed the upper rad hose. I’m glad a replaced the thermostat. When I took it out some of the plastic inner liner disintegrated! Not sure about the Ford decision to have a plastic encased thermostat installed.
Not really, there are tabs on the bottom as well, but they slide down into grooved fittings without the kind of tension clip the top has, but it holds the bottom flat against the radiator once the top clips are secured.
@@user-xk5so7wb2t I trimmed off the lower right fin to help get it out(still not out). I don't know what formula of composite material they used on that fan assembly but it is amazingly strong stuff. It is not just plastic. Some kind of fiber reinforced composite material. Maybe there is carbon fiber in it.
