[s-cars] Fan blew up, need some part numbers/descriptions

[Steve Powers]

no kidding! a sloppy timing belt install at the dealer where the
alternator was not tightened caused the serpentine belt
to suck the spinning alternator into the timing belt cover. it ate
through both the cover and the timing belt, which enabled 16
tiny valves to do a happy dance on top of our pistons.

free new head!

Steve Powers

> Have you been able to reconstruct the failure sequence or the root
> cause of the failure?  The fan clutch, the fan bearing in the support
> mounting, and the serpentine belt and belt tensioner have all
> caused catastrophic failure in this area.
>
> I recommend a close inspection of the timing belt cover to insure it
> was not damaged and that no foreign material got inside.
>
> Tom
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> > Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:08:02 -0700
> > From: Tom Winter <tom at freeskier.com>
> > Subject: [s-cars] Fan blew up, need some part numbers/descriptions
> > To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > Message-ID: <C3B22872.47CC%tom at freeskier.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain;     charset="US-ASCII"
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I was returning from the mountains to Denver late last night when
> > my fan
> > decided to shrapnel itself into a bazillion parts. At first I
> > thought I had
> > maybe just blown a hose, (noise from under trunk, coolant light starts
> > flashing). Triple A towed me to my final destination, but on
> > inspection this
> > morning, it's obvious that my problem is much, much worse (and more
> > expensive and more of a PITA to fix) than a blown hose.
> >
> > I've removed the bumper cover and have started to remove the
> > radiator, it
> > will have to be replaced, unfortunately. I also need to replace the
> > main fan
> > (which disintegrated) as well as the smaller fan on the passenger
> > side of
> > the radiator when looking at the car. In addition, I'll need to
> > replace all
> > the plastic housing around the fan(s), as well as the air intake to
> > the left
> > of the smaller fan, that sucks air from the top of the grill.
> >
> > Finding a radiator is no problem, but I'm not finding much on the
> > web when
> > it comes to both fans, the air intake part (plastic, now badly
> > cracked) and
> > the plastic shroud that goes around the inside of the radiator.
> >
> > Can anyone provide "official" part names for the following along
> > with part
> > numbers?
> >
> > 1. Large fan on drivers side of radiator
> > 2. small fan on passenger side of radiator (looking at car)
> > 3. plastic shroud which fits around interior of radiator.
> > 4. name for air intake tube on left top of car next to small fan.
> >
> > Thanks for the help. If I can find these parts quickly, I think I
> > can be
> > back on the road by the end of the week.
> >
> > Tom
> > '95 S6 Audi, pissing coolant.
>
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