61a Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 About 18 months ago I replaced the viscous fan on my 1996 300tdi with a Pacet electric one. All went well apart from fitting the capilary thermostat into the top hose which continued to weep a bit despite several efforts to seal it up. Finally a bit of silicone and a big screw driver on the jubilee clip solved the problem. Its now decided to leak again and rather than fiddle with the thing again I am considering fitting an electric version into the top hose which is made by Pacet for about £60 . Has anyone else come up with a good way of solving this problem ? The other thing I was wondering was whether its possible to fit an electic sensor into the top of the thermostat housing. The plug unscrews to reveal what looks like a 3/4 inch thread and would be a much neater solution. Is this an option and if so does anyone know the suitable part number ? Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Forget it - fit an X-Eng fan switch, don't forget your forum discount when ordering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Attryde Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I second what Fridge says get an X-fan switch £39.99 with out the forum discount (you get this by following the link in SimonR on here signiture) HTH Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 And don't even think about buying the crappy orange copy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61a Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 Thanks for all the advice. The X eng one looks a really neat bit of kit and they are only 20 miles up the road . Thanks again Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61a Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 Thanks again for the advice. I fitted the X-eng temperature sensor over the weekend and no longer leave puddles of coolant on the drive! An excellent modification and a very straight forward installation. Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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