Radiator Cooling Fan Motor: Service and Repair
Cooling Fan Motor and ShroudCooling Fan Motor and Shroud (Part 1):
Cooling Fan Motor and Shroud (Part 2):
Removal and Installation
All vehicles
1. With vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.
2.3L vehicles only
2. Drain the cooling system.
All vehicles
3. Remove the front bumper cover.
4. Remove the front impact severity sensor.
5. Remove the 2 pin-type retainers.
6. Remove the 4 bolts and the 2 radiator brackets.
^ To install, tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).
7. NOTE: Mark the hood latch position prior to removal of the bolts.
Loosen the nut, remove the 2 bolts and position aside the hood latch.
^ To install, tighten to 9 Nm (80 lb-in).
8. Remove the 2 wiring harness retainers from the front bumper bracket.
9. Remove the center support bolt.
^ To install, tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).
2.3L vehicles only
10. Disconnect the cooling fan resistor electrical connector.
11. Disconnect the coolant recovery hose from the radiator and position it aside.
3.0L vehicles only
12. Detach the lower degas bottle hose from the cooling fan motor and shroud.
All vehicles
13. Disconnect the cooling fan electrical connectors.
14. Remove the 2 cooling fan bolts and the cooling fan motor and shroud.
^ To install, tighten to 8 Nm (71 lb-in).
15. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
2.3L vehicles only
16. Fill and bleed the cooling system.