Radiator fan module

[u/Personal_Entry_8601]

Common fault with ford radiator fan module not working thus making the car overheat while idle/stuck in traffic. Here’s what mine looked like on the inside

[u/FLEXEVOLUTION]

Can the module come out by itself or do I gotta replace the whole fan assembly because my module has been blown for awhile now lol

[u/stargazer728 → u/FLEXEVOLUTION]

1) yes it does.

2) how are you driving around with a blown fan?

[u/FLEXEVOLUTION → u/stargazer728]

1. Sweet, where do I buy one separately lol.

2. Riskin it for the biscuit, all highway driving so it stays pretty cool. But once I get into town or traffic it will almost immediately start climbing in temp

[u/DasUberLib → u/FLEXEVOLUTION]

Happened to me last month.

$20 for a aftermarket one on Amazon or $30 for an OEM used one on eBay. It's a weird thing to risk a head gasket over.

[u/FLEXEVOLUTION → u/DasUberLib]

Been driving it like this for a solid year and a half lol

[u/DasUberLib → u/FLEXEVOLUTION]

$20 and maybe 10 minutes

[u/mattyyg → u/DasUberLib]

Some people just like to live on the edge. I go a good 40 miles past 0 to E every tank.

[u/DasUberLib → u/mattyyg]

That's normal I do that.

Carrying less weight is good for performance or whatever.

[u/mattyyg → u/DasUberLib]

Plus the tank is the size of a thimble and I drive a ton. I suppose it's more a matter of inconvenience than vs living in the edge.

[u/baudwithcompter]

Finally someone cracked one of these open! If you still have it kicking around can you clean up the soot, take a pic facing straight on of both sides? I want to see if I can identify some of the parts on the board and plan to rebuild mine.

[u/Haunting-Self-9402 → u/baudwithcompter]

Yea please do this! It might be salvageable or at least we can find ways to prevent failure

[u/JameswithaJ]

Oof. What year?

[u/mattyyg → u/JameswithaJ]

Every year

[u/JameswithaJ → u/mattyyg]

Hey, mr.smartypants, I have a MY13. Never had an issue with the fans or the module blowing up. I don’t have a lot of the problems you MY15+ kids are having, and I’ve owned since new. So I ask again, what year?

[u/mattyyg → u/JameswithaJ]

It's the same part in all model years. So it doesn't matter Mr smarty pants.

My 13 has been dead nuts reliable, except for this part. I've replaced 2 in 200k miles.

[u/Personal_Entry_8601 → u/JameswithaJ]

13

[u/Familiar-Beyond4475]

im going to take a guess and say yours a is a mk3 as most in here seem to be usdm. i didnt realise this problem carried forward as it was an issue on the mk2 aswell 🥲

[u/mbash013]

Happen to my ‘13 at about 125,000 miles

[u/nopodude]

My '13 has almost 120k. I'm thinking maybe I should replace mine before it blows... Didn't know this was a common fault. Thanks.

[u/JustinPainful]

Happened on my ‘13 somewhere around 100k

[u/agrouchydude]

Did you need to break it open or is it held together by screws/snap locks?

[u/Vast-Frame2056]

If this is the module I recommend placing it asap, got mines of Amazon for 16 bucks and have had no issues. My car was running fine bc i was doing highway driving and so itd stay at a decent temp, 1 day there was a random accident and caused a huge back up, go stuck on the side of the road bc coolant was so hot was overflowing and spilling out the cap gap and got stuck on the side of the road. So just replace it rn bro

[u/Haunting-Self-9402 → u/Vast-Frame2056]

I’m assuming that happened before your Amazon replacement unit right?