Withdrawal
Main fan
1. Remove the cover from the front panel under the hood by removing the clips (pic. 6.1). If there is a plastic cover above the engine, unscrew the two screws securing it, lift it up and pull it forward. Remove the cover. On model with N42 engine, remove the air cleaner (see chapter 4A).
2. Raise the front of the car and place it on secure supports. Remove the crankcase protection from under the engine.
3. Remove the filter assembly of the secondary air injection system from the fan casing, releasing it from the retainer. Also release the air inlet hose from the retainer and slide it off the casing.
4. Disconnect the electrical connectors on the casing (pic. 6.4).
5. Disconnect the hoses on the underside of the casing (if there). To remove the retainers, first remove the center pin from the retainer, then the retainer itself.
6. Remove the screw in the upper right corner of the casing and remove the retainer in the left corner (pic. 6.6, a, b).
7. Lift the fan and remove it from the engine compartment. Be careful not to damage the radiator.
8. Remove the three screws (pic. 6.8) and separate the fan motor from the shroud. Do not lift the fan by its blades - this can upset the balance of the fan and it will make a lot of noise during operation.
9. If necessary, remove the delay assembly from the casing, which is attached with four screws (pic. 6.9).
Auxiliary fan
10. Remove the cover from the front panel under the hood by removing the clips (pic. 6.10).
11. Remove the front bumper as directed in chapter 11.
12. Disconnect the fan motor electrical connector.
13. Remove the fan shroud by removing the four retainers.
14. Remove the fan with an electric motor by unscrewing the four fixing screws.
Installation
15. Install the fan in the reverse order of removal. Follow that. so that the lugs on the underside of the shroud fit into the corresponding grooves on the radiator housing.