How To Remove A VW Cooling Fan ~ Salvage Yard Tips

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This is the first in a series of DIY's for the Salvage yard. I teamed up with the folks at Pull A Part used auto parts to help teach how to maximize time at the salvage yard. Today I will show you how to pull an electric cooling fan from a Volkswagen. The vehicle we are using for this diy is a MK4 Jetta. Cooling fan failures on a MK4 is somewhat common. This is a pretty easy DIY that only requires basic hand tools.
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@sparks2spare782 6 лет назад

Great Video!! Really helped me with swapping out my cooling fan.

@sollykhan2385 10 месяцев назад

I'm truly a 'FAN' of your channel , Charles 😎, thanks for this upload, best way to stay 'Cool' is to sit next to a Fan. 🙂

@HumbleMechanic 10 месяцев назад

Hahah thank you!!!

@sollykhan2385 10 месяцев назад

@@HumbleMechanic keep posting please, Charles, would love to see a collaboration with 'Eric' the car guy, i think the two of you would make an awesome blockbuster for Mechanics worldwide,what with his catch phrase 'remember to stay 'dirty' Lol! 🙂🙂 it could only ever Happen in America.😇

@BenLinn 3 года назад

whoa this is way easier than this other video i found. good thing i found this one! gonna go swap out my fan now!!!!

@headcas620 7 лет назад

I'm a fan of this video.

@HumbleMechanic 7 лет назад

+headcas620 FAN-tastic ;)

@headcas620 7 лет назад

HumbleMechanic It really blew me away.

@frecmenta5114 3 года назад

@@headcas620 chill dude :p

@WujoCaZa 6 лет назад

Best way to chang a cooling fan. Thanks!

@rotormasher 5 лет назад

Fan- tastic, thanks for this great tips!!! :)

@MrCthur 7 лет назад

Reminds me of my annual pilgrimages to the scrap yard for a Mk III secondary air injector pump....that would last me just enough to go one more year. Wish they'd come out with proper delete kits a little sooner.

@anathematizedbymegadeth9221 2 года назад

Just arrived at a pick n pull and finding this video was very helpful.. exactly what I was looking for. Cheers bud 🍺

@HumbleMechanic 2 года назад

Nice

@alvarorosario-rocha4722 7 лет назад

Wow that was quick thanks for that tip

@SavageGTI 6 лет назад

For a mk5 you have to drop the whole shroud through bottom, it's just 4 t30 screws but it is really tight. Easer when you remove the noise pipe.

@HumbleMechanic 6 лет назад

Yep. I actually just shot a DIY on that exact car

@grills8853 4 года назад

Thank you for this video👍👍👍

@vwmaes 7 лет назад

Now do it the same easy way on the vr6 :-) love your video's, they helped me a couple of times on mine

@HumbleMechanic 7 лет назад

+vwmaes haha yeah the VR is a little tighter. :)

@stevensaid 7 лет назад

I've done this a couple times for my mk4 and I usually just take the fan with the retaining bracket especially because I'm usually already at the bottom of it when pull the plugs out but its just personal preference

@HumbleMechanic 7 лет назад

+Steven Said yeah that's doable too. All I have to say about the way I do it is, FLATRATE. :)

@mateorollins5684 4 года назад

Great video! Is it the same steps for the other cooling fan next to it?

@neogeo106 7 лет назад

Thank you! very useful

@mihai2010ist 3 года назад

Very helpful

@loftgroover9271 6 лет назад

Thanks mate

@ReptiAddict 7 лет назад

Ok that looks easy I did something stupid today and droped a tool in my rad I need to take this fan off to get to it lol

@porthos1000000 7 лет назад

Had the aux cooling fan on my 07 jetta bite the dust, which caused the corresponding fuse to heat up and quit, resulting in no engine fans lol. Like an idiot, I pulled the entire fan bracket out through the bottom, and that was a painful mess. replacement fan and fuses were cheap though, and thankfully the temp gauge worked, otherwise i might've warped a head or worse.

@nestrac 7 лет назад

Yep... Can't help spinning it for control of bearings.... And it fun.... You can never loose the inner child.... 😁

@GarthGoldberg 7 лет назад

I can't find my 10mm socket.

@djmattbskratch 4 года назад

Howdy Sir, On the MK4 2.8l or 3.2l VR6 should I have enough room to go this route or will I need to pull the bumper and pull radiator slightly away from engine to do this replacement? Im thinkin so just cause it looks like a really tight fit on VR6 engine.. Thank you for you info, I always enjoy your videos bruddah :)

@K-Rivs 5 лет назад

Both of the fans died on my 05 Golf TDI. I bought the whole assembly with both fans, but I'm wondering if it's easier to just swap the fans like Charles did instead pulling the whole assembly. However, the previous owner of my TDI put a grease car veggie oil kit in it, so there's more lines and filters in the center of the engine bay blocking access to the fans.

@robthenorm 2 года назад

Nice video. I have a fan that always is on. Can I unplug it when I reached my destination?

@EternalyRandom 7 лет назад

I love auto salvage yards.

@HumbleMechanic 7 лет назад

+Eternaly Random me too. I wish a PAP was closer to me.

@Longship7 3 года назад

Thanks

@SDSBBQs 7 лет назад

That's right... Work that fan out. I see it going to spin class at the end of the video.

@runstokesrun 3 года назад

Hoping I can do this on my 6L Ibiza using this method

@seannaesseannaes 7 лет назад

Hey, I have a 2000 VW golf (Futura edition) I just swapped the clutch from a duel mass, To a single mass, stage 4, 6 ceramic puck disc (clutch, flywheel, pressure plate, throw out bearing) now it's making a rattling/ scraping noise when the clutch is let out. But if you press on the clutch it's fine, no noises. I did remove my brakes and put new ones on and only bled the brakes, not the clutch. Should I bleed the clutch? What else would you check next? I was told the aftermarket clutches (this is a bully stage 4) need more torque on the bolts holding the flywheel, and pressure plate?

@RwingDsquad 6 лет назад

I’d like to see you do this with that huge vr6 in the way

@HumbleMechanic 6 лет назад

You’re better off pulling the shroud or doing service position on the VR

@dellhart7076 2 года назад

Can you do the small condenser fan the same way?

@nachomax1639 5 лет назад

is the Cabrio MK3.5 the most difficult to do this job, without disconnecting the a/c lines? I had to pull the whole front end apart to get to them. It can't come through the bottom or the top. Decided to change the radiator while at it. Too much labor to just leave the original radiator (276k miles) alone.

@TorranceMoreno92 7 лет назад

Nice video

@HumbleMechanic 7 лет назад

+TorranceMoreno thanks. These videos were fun and I actually got dirty. Hahah

@chubbydickschopshop 4 года назад

On an 07 rabbit do both fans come on when the stat calls for it? Orr just the small fan by it self? And when does the large fan come on? On a call for air conditioning or better yet what’s the operation.

@alcon04 2 года назад

I always have problem disconnecting the electrical part. Cause I’m afraid I will cut the wires. Also what fan is left or right? Tks

@Elaba_ 7 лет назад

Producing videos of all those common small processes on different VAG cars can increase your fan base.

@HumbleMechanic 7 лет назад

+Carpe diem glxke I hope so. I really want people to get some good info from them. There is about 16 of them. Haha

@IUR12 6 лет назад

Hello there. I own a Volkswagon polo style 2004 engine 1.4, I have two fans on radiator big and a small, small one is for radiator and big one is for Air con, where car gets hot radiator fan works automatically but other fan even I turn on air con+fan it doesn't work, am I rightly describing.? What is the issue behind it isn't working. I have checked fuse but no relay yet.

@wayneromanuik7474 Год назад

mk7 gti radiator fan wont come on when i bring it to operating temp. I just replaced the engine and trans. I dont want to screw up all iv'e done. fan has power. 34 deg celcius wheather. can seem to figure this one out. Also I'm not a mechanic, but ive gone this far using Your vids and others for help. I thank you greatly for your time. do you have any suggestions? I could really use the help please.

@braddowns17 7 лет назад

Charles how can you work with gloves on? I did so much work on dashes and places where I could not see that most of my work was done by feel.

@HumbleMechanic 7 лет назад

+Brad Downs i normally don't work with those type of gloves on. Unless I am doing yard work. Ahha. I usually wear nitrile gloves.

@bg4406 6 лет назад

2002 jetta tdi with diesel engine looks different, any videos on that car for the big fan?

@HumbleMechanic 6 лет назад

Should be basically the same. There were some that bolted the other way. You have to take the shroud out

@MyMadhacker 6 лет назад

Same for 03 beetle?

@ayitsyaboi 7 лет назад

I wish my local yard were that clean. I'm surprised I don't have tetanus and gangrene from the two visits I've made thus far.

@HumbleMechanic 7 лет назад

+cheddar pull a part has super nice yards

@WordOnTheStreet01 Год назад

my small fan on golf 4 TDI got stuck and started to smoke how to I remove it do we use same method?

@carlhammill5774 4 года назад

Passats have clutch fan and electric fan. Can you do video showing where each is located. I have AC not working and trying to see if only compressor is not coming on.

@HumbleMechanic 4 года назад

The fan is driven by the serpentine belt. The electric fan is on the passenger side

@nineteen8122 4 года назад

I just dealt with the same thing on my Passat today. The electric cooling fan is the smaller of the two on the passenger side.

@bennyaguilar377 7 лет назад

nice! how do you figure out if it's broken or what else might cause it to stop spinning. i noticed mine does not come on at all plus it pressed up pretty tight against engine parts.

@vampir335 3 года назад

is it the same procedure for the small fan?

@HumbleMechanic 3 года назад

Yep pretty much!

@regiodemty6122 4 года назад

What about the coolant hose on top? Do you have to remove it to get more room? Cause on mine it seems like it’s on the way btw it’s a 2004 Jetta 2.0

@HumbleMechanic 4 года назад

I never do.

@regiodemty6122 4 года назад

HumbleMechanic at start of video I can see the hose and at 2:20 didn’t see it , I was asking cause I don’t want to spill coolant

@Vogurt 5 лет назад

mk3 gtis radiator fan disconnected from the bearing today and wont spin the plastic fan :/ noticed once by temp light was on so iskrrrrrrrt'd 2.slowly to the highway and got her cooled down

@HumbleMechanic 5 лет назад

Yikes!!!

@Vogurt 5 лет назад

@@HumbleMechanic only thing were having issues with here is the coolant line toward the top/front of the bay. We cranked at it and can't break it loose for fear of breaking it.

@Apvj612 5 лет назад

How do I install after remove

@kennethcollier4660 7 месяцев назад

Question my motor is still good the fan blade is broken how do I change the parts and keep motor with new fan no motor

@lilliefella6610 2 года назад

What’s that magnetic tool called?

@Ramon-lp8fp 4 года назад

Are all the fans the same for 2.0. Like can 2003 work in a 2001?

@HumbleMechanic 4 года назад

Pretty much exactly the same.

@Ramon-lp8fp 4 года назад

@@HumbleMechanic awesome thanks. your videos have helped me out a lot. And saved me lots of money.

@Elleoncito66 2 года назад

How about taking it of 98 beetle 2.0 none turbo

@All-about-everything 3 года назад

Which model is this

@TheSpektacle 3 года назад

I have that same VW fan. How do I remove the fan from the motor? There doesn't seem to be a simple nut holding it on. Is it pressed on? Also, have you taken apart one of those motors and tried to repair it?

@HumbleMechanic 3 года назад

You generally dont want to remove it from the motor

@TheSpektacle 3 года назад

@@HumbleMechanic Thanks for the reply! I DO want to remove it to use the motor on another kind of project.

@HumbleMechanic 3 года назад

I’ve never got one off in one piece

@TheSpektacle 3 года назад

@@HumbleMechanic I was afraid you'd say that! Thanks anyway... I'll let you know if I get it off w/o breaking it.

@inkredablek 5 лет назад

Is this for Volkswagen Passat 2008? My fan makes noise and once turn off car still can hear the fan running then it fades away.

@Vogurt 5 лет назад

Your fan stays on to continue cooling your radiator so your radiator can continue to cool your car down.

@busfairnitrometh 7 лет назад

why remove like that? couldn't the bracket come out with the fan?

@Bobsteroid 6 лет назад

Agreed. Less chance of damage to radiator, also. The bottom bracket screw can be tricky, though...

@swenstyle 2 года назад

how replace small fan? do you have a video?

@HumbleMechanic 2 года назад

I dont think so. The process is the same basically.

@user-di7rw7nd6j 7 лет назад

I chance my fan when there was comig smoke.

@tylerallison8438 7 лет назад

where is that car at? I need that color hood!

@HumbleMechanic 7 лет назад

+Tyler Allison pull a part in ATL. But this is from earlier this year.

@andrewfreese5344 3 года назад

How the hell do I unplug it? Might be a stupid question but it doesn’t seem to want to come, is there a little clip or something?

@drwatson1234 5 лет назад

A new VW fan (large) came with a little metal clip that might be some kind of balance weight to go on the fan. Does anyone ever use these? It must be hard to figure out which fan blade is out of center and then where to put the weight. Maybe impossible?

@HumbleMechanic 5 лет назад

Those clips are usually on the fan. They typically balance them when they are made.

@drwatson1234 5 лет назад

What if you removed the clip by mistake? Is it unbalanced now?

@Vogurt 5 лет назад

@@drwatson1234 Yes you answer your own questions and dont even have to ask. If you remove the thing they put on to balance it, it does in fact make it unbalanced. Does it effect it massively? Now that i have no idea. As long as it is cooling your radiator.

@unclebarry78 7 лет назад

Why not take the fan bracket also? It seems it would be easier.

@HumbleMechanic 7 лет назад

+Barry Sommer maybe. But most everything I do is to do it as fast as possible. Flat Rate.

@fuletecarola2995 8 месяцев назад

Am not a mechanic and tired to do the job in my 1995 VW Cabrio and guess what ? Couldn't change those fans BELT😡😡😡 something so freaking simple 😢.

@HumbleMechanic 8 месяцев назад

That fan belt is. Tricky beast

@AdelJeffreyJeffreysAuto 7 лет назад

and there is a puller fan and a pusher fan.

@mikeinkalaoa 5 лет назад

you didn't mention the part where you removed the upper radiator hose

@HumbleMechanic 5 лет назад

I don’t remove it. It may have been off but no need remove it

@70RSZ28 5 лет назад

@@HumbleMechanic Thanks for the reply. I was wondering that myself. I might remove the bottom mount bracket screw though. Would hate to break it by bending it.

@dynamo4543 4 года назад

this is the exact way i did mine on my car & a smart way to do it,idiot mechanics at a shop i went to get my maintenance done were going you need to take off the whole bumper & this & that & im just shaking my head at them & said no you dont need to do this & that

@HaloInR3v3rs3 7 лет назад

Aww man...look at all that room you have with a 2.slow. Not going to happen that easy with a VR6 in the way.

@HumbleMechanic 7 лет назад

+Jeff King haha yea it's a little snug on the VR.

@fabianx1015 6 лет назад

I know im struggling

@johansenekal349 5 лет назад

Will this help with my mk 3 golf

@nextlayersecurity 3 года назад

wow... that lower Turbo or Coolant tube had a HUGE gash in it. probly not to worst thing about this auto at salvage yard. haha. (~~ 2min mark)

@HumbleMechanic 3 года назад

Hahaha yea

@jorgereyes3241 День назад

wish it was that easy on the mk5 gti , gli 😂

@HumbleMechanic День назад

It's not too bad on the MK5. you have to pull the whole shroud out. I think I did a video on the step by step

@jorgereyes3241 День назад

@@HumbleMechanic i actually watched it to change the fans on my Gli, big thanks for that 👍 ... what i mean is i wish it was as easy to do it from the top instead of having to jack the car up and take the whole thing out 😭😭💀

@chinowfgt 3 года назад

I've just paid $50 to a local mechanic to do this job. I came a little late to here.

@panzerveps 7 лет назад

That's probably your biggest fan.

@HumbleMechanic 7 лет назад

+panzerveps hahaha i made that joke too. It might make it into the next outtakes

@Photostudioww 7 лет назад

kool vid, but always test a fan before pulling it. this tip is for people pulling from junk yards.

@HumbleMechanic 7 лет назад

A very good tip

@duncanhoban2232 6 лет назад

This does not work whatsoever on my 1995 VW jetta mk3, you can't simply "work the fan out" so you have to take the whole front bumper off... This most likely works on the newer versions though.

@HumbleMechanic 6 лет назад

On the 2.0 I think you have enough room. It's been a while since I have taken one out.

@kagekun7689 20 дней назад

that's the radiator fan NOT the Condenser Fan? The SMALLER fan the is condenser fan for the AC and removing the AC fan is slightly different than removing the radiator fan.

@HumbleMechanic 20 дней назад

They don’t differentiate they both perform both functions

@mitchfancey3356 6 лет назад

Lol.. Hes said 10mm nut

@mwint1982 5 лет назад

More like 10ml ;)

@braydonbentley4041 6 лет назад

The electrical connector is seized on or something. I cant get it off no matter what I do

@cassandrapeterson7807 2 года назад

same problem

@michaelkane732 7 лет назад

an electric ratchet would have been so helpful

@HumbleMechanic 7 лет назад

+Michael Kane right! That's what I use at the shop. Sadly I didn't have it on the yard

@tsw199756 7 лет назад

Turn the fan off and your hands won't be cold!

@Skyomen Год назад

Try that shit on a VR6... 😂

@HumbleMechanic Год назад

LOL A little snug on the Vr

@Skyomen Год назад

@@HumbleMechanic yes sir it is, in the shop right now doing the fan, valve cover gasket, fuel lines, intake gaskets, new CAI, exhaust and the rest of my urethane bushings. And on top of all that I'm sure the vacuum lines and various connectors are in the typical brittle state waiting to be touched so they can disintegrate and I'll have to deal with that 😂. Luckily I live 5 min from Urotuning!