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Sounds more like that it is spinning when it shouldn't. This is because it's a viscous clutch fan, and when it fails, it locks up.

If you start the car when it is dead cold, it should spin up and then come off after a minute.

Or, to test whether it has seized or not, tomorrow morning, open the hood, and try to spin the fan with your hand (car off!). If it resists a LOT, then it's seized and you need to buy a new one. Changing it is pretty easy though (4 bolts), and if you wiggle it, just a little bit, (hehe) it should slide past the radiator shroud.

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Sounds more like that it is spinning when it shouldn't. This is because it's a viscous clutch fan, and when it fails, it locks up.

If you start the car when it is dead cold, it should spin up and then come off after a minute.

Or, to test whether it has seized or not, tomorrow morning, open the hood, and try to spin the fan with your hand (car off!). If it resists a LOT, then it's seized and you need to buy a new one. Changing it is pretty easy though (4 bolts), and if you wiggle it, just a little bit, (hehe) it should slide past the radiator shroud.

can it still eb driven until my new fan arrives? and where to get a new one? how much?

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You can drive it as much as you like. It will make a lot of noise from the air being pushed, and it will still cool everything (even when it DOESN'T need it).

New fan I think is under $200... Call Nissan?

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the clutch on it has FAILED dude. this means what it does next is anybody's guess. which means it may loosen at any moment and start free spinning, i.e. not cool your motor.

if you're going to spend $200 on a clutch fan, why not upgrade to an electric thermofan for a bit more. i'll be doing that mod soon.

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Don't panic....... Pull the fan & clutch off, if you're in Sydney, go see the boys at Just Jap in Kirrawee or SSS in Giraween ( or the like ) and grab a good condition second hand clutch off them !! Just make sure it bolts up to YOUR fan and looks the same ( but better than yours ) and away you go !!!

I was a bit suss on my clutch ( fan ) and scored an almost new clutch off an R34 RB25NEO that fit perfectly in my R32 RB20DET fan and works great !!

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