Renault Laguna III Manual page 1511

Engine cooling fan assembly: Removal - Refitting
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IMPORTANT
When working in the engine compartment, take
care as the radiator fan(s) may start up unexpect-
edly (risk of being cut).
To avoid any risk of serious burns when the engine
is hot:
- do not open the expansion bottle cap,
- do not drain the cooling system,
- do not open the bleed screw(s).
REMOVAL
I - REMOVAL PREPARATION OPERATION
a Position the vehicle on a two-post lift (see Vehicle:
Towing and lifting) (MR 415, 02A, Lifting equip-
ment).
a Disconnect the battery (see Battery: Removal - Re-
fitting) (MR 415, 80A, Battery).
a Remove:
- the engine cover,
- the engine undertray bolts,
- the engine undertray,
- the front bumper (see Front bumper: Removal -
Refitting) (MR 416, 55A, Exterior protection),
- the upper radiator cover,
- the headlights (see Headlight: Removal - Refit-
ting) (MR 415, 80B, Headlights),
- the front end panel (see Front end panel: Remov-
al - Refitting) (MR 416, 42A, Upper front struc-
ture).
a Drain:
- the cooling system (see 19A, Cooling, Cooling
system: Draining - Refilling, page 19A-16) ,
- the refrigerant circuit (see Refrigerant circuit:
Draining - Filling) (MR 415, 62A, Air conditioning).
a Remove the cooling radiator (see 19A, Cooling,
Cooling radiator: Removal - Refitting, page 19A-
28) .
COOLING
II - REMOVAL OPERATION FOR PART
CONCERNED
a Unclip the engine cooling fan assembly at (1) .
a Remove:
- the engine cooling fan assembly from the cooling
- the bolts (2) from the « fan - motor » assembly,
- the « fan - motor » assembly from the engine cool-
REFITTING
I - REFITTING OPERATION FOR PART
CONCERNED
a Refit:
- the « fan - motor » assembly to the engine cooling
- the bolts of the « fan - motor » assembly.
a Tighten the bolts of the « fan - motor » assembly.
a Refit the engine cooling fan assembly to the cooling
radiator.
a Clip the fan unit onto the cooling radiator.
II - FINAL OPERATION.
a Refit the cooling radiator (see 19A, Cooling, Cool-
ing radiator: Removal - Refitting, page 19A-28) .
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radiator following the direction of the arrow,
ing fan assembly base.
fan assembly base.
19A
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