Removal
1. Prepare the car for work (see "Preparing the car for maintenance and repair").
2. Remove the air filter (see "Air filter - removal and installation").
3. Cut the clamp that secures the throttle cable to the engine radiator electric fan housing.
4. Disconnect the electric fan wiring harness connectors.
5. Disconnect the wire harness holder from the fan casing.
6. With a spanner by 10 mm unscrew the nut of the lower mount of the electric fan (for clarity, the photo shows a view from below)...
...and the nut of the upper fastening of the electric fan (2). With a socket head by 8 mm unscrew the two nuts of the radiator mounting bracket (1).
7. Remove the radiator mounting bracket.
8. With a socket wrench by 10 mm unscrew the two bolts securing the electric fan on the left side.
9. Carefully remove the electric fan from the engine compartment.
Disassembly
1. Using a screwdriver, disconnect the wiring harness from the casing. Remove the casing from the electric fan.
2. With a socket wrench by 10 mm we unscrew the three nuts that secure the electric motor to the casing.
3. Remove the electric motor from the casing.
Assembly
We assemble the electric fan in the reverse order.
Installation
We install the electric fan in the reverse order of removal.