Had to replace belt, tensioner and pulley. Of course i had to remove the clutch/fan as well as the shroud which was already damaged and just broke in half when i took it off. I decided to drive the car without the fan and shroud and deal with this issue later.
Got lazy and never looked for a shroud so far. It's been a month now and temps are almost identical as before. The only difference being on a 35c day (almost 100f). I had to sit in traffic with AC on and i had a small trailer behind the car. It reached 95c. Seems like the 2 electric pusher fans are there for the AC but also kick in when coolant reaches a certain temps (around 95c i guess).
I live in the country and have to deal with traffic two times a year max. Coolant temp is exactly the same as before, 80c as long as the car is moving, even on a hot day. I am tempted to keep driving the car like that with the added benefit of less noise, less drag on the engine and mostly, a far better access to the front of the engine.
Has anyone been driving a car with the fan clutch removed for any length of time? Maybe mine doesn't really need it because of the driving conditions but also because the cooling system is clean and has zero corrosion.
Got lazy and never looked for a shroud so far. It's been a month now and temps are almost identical as before. The only difference being on a 35c day (almost 100f). I had to sit in traffic with AC on and i had a small trailer behind the car. It reached 95c. Seems like the 2 electric pusher fans are there for the AC but also kick in when coolant reaches a certain temps (around 95c i guess).
I live in the country and have to deal with traffic two times a year max. Coolant temp is exactly the same as before, 80c as long as the car is moving, even on a hot day. I am tempted to keep driving the car like that with the added benefit of less noise, less drag on the engine and mostly, a far better access to the front of the engine.
Has anyone been driving a car with the fan clutch removed for any length of time? Maybe mine doesn't really need it because of the driving conditions but also because the cooling system is clean and has zero corrosion.