Jagalag

Hey guys, my radiator fan is making a crap load of noise when the A/c turns on.
What years I-30/I-35/4th gen/Altima V-6, may work? Plugs look the same. Thanks

Jagalag

Ehhhh...anyone?? Bueller? B-U-E-L-L-E-R???

User1

Just buy new fans bro. It all works. It doesn't matter.

DennisMik

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2000 to 2003 Maxima, i30, i35. Nissan plays musical wires in the connectors on other generations. Don't know about Altima.

Jagalag

Hey DennisMik, I took the old fan assembly out and just connected the wires to see if it would still make the rattling/plastic on plastic contact blade contact sound, and it operated fine but was not symptomatic. Is there any kind grease or something that can be lightly applied INSIDE the motor to keep it running smoothly?

User1

Why bother? Fans are $60 bucks and you've already done the work.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Radiator-An...ht!34652!US!-1

I guess if the time spent broke down on the side of the road, your time for the event, possible overheating condition, the tow, the friend to tow, replacing the fans anyway, missed work, any other possible inconvenience caused by the event, or whatever, isn't worth $60 bucks to you then gamble away with ancient, obviously declining fans.

I don't understand how people skimp on critical components like this. It will be JULY in a few days.

The Wizard

iTrader: (43)

Sounds like the bearings are shot in the electric fan motor. Any greasy applied will just be a bandaid until it gives up the ghost. This is one of those items that you probably shouldn't gamble with repairing or trying to tinker with.

Prophecy99

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the fans are extremely easy to do almost plug and play, if you are still having issues with the fan and you want to keep the car just replace the fan, or have a mechanic look at it

here is the fans i got that are plug and play, you can get indivdual fans and replace those alone but more work.

Jagalag

Hey thanks guys, I found an I-30 fan assembly at the salvage yard, and got if for $35. One of the upper screw tabs was broken, but the actual fan motors were in good shape, and looked beefier than the ones coming out of my Max. After taking the fan blades off the junkyard assembly, I applied a few drops of air tool oil on the motor mounting shaft, and let it soak in... it spun more freely for sure. Removed the motors and put them into the existing shroud. Installed it. Aside from the wires being longer and having to use zip ties to secure them from damage or exhaust manifold burn, they work fine, no noise! FYI : I am actually selling this car, so I wanted to be as thorough as possible in the fix, without buying a new part.

Prophecy99

iTrader: (1)

NICE WORK ! and good find ! GLWS

User1

Do the buyer a solid and disclose the fan situation.

Jagalag

Definitely sounds like the right thing to do if I am attracting potential buyers familiar with cross platform designs and a little technical understanding. Trying to persuade someone who can't even use a hacksaw or a cordless drill might be