i recently had my fan go out and had to deal with replacing it. i used the info and pictures that are linked in this thread:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d.php?t=118082

i was very worried about doing this job myself... honestly the hardest part was getting the air out of the antifreeze afterwards.

teh whole job took like 1.5-2 hours or so. i took the opportunity to also clean out the fins in the rad and condenser.

the bumper cover has less than 10 screws on the bottom of the cover, and 4 on top. unhook lights and remove it...

bumper itself has like 6 nuts/bolts on each side, and it pulls right off.

2 bolts and you can swing out the condenser. the guy in the pictures used bungee cords and suspended it from the garage ceiling. i used a couple of jackstands and bungee cords to hold it up and keep it steady.

take off the top rad hose. then there are 2 clips that hold on teh radiator itself at the top corners of it. pull those out and it tilts forward.

unhook the wires routed on the back of the front "cover" and the fan lifts right out.

slide the new fan in, then reroute the wires before replacing the rad clips so you have more room wiht your hands. loose fit the cable ties to it and then reassemble. after you get the rad back on then you can tighten the ties and put everything back together.

then fill the radiator back up and bleed the system...

hope this helps someone else who is trying to decide whether you want to do it yourself or not.

 

I just had this done by Downtown Mini in Orlando. They do not disconnect the radiator hoses but have found a way to do it without draining the cooling system - maybe stretching the lines, I don't know. Had I known about this I may have tackled it myself but considering I only paid for the fan, the trip to the Dealer was well worth it.

 

Hopefully you'll never have to fuss with replacing the PSP. Are you thinking about installing the late 05's PSF OEM kit? I think that's my next step. Definitely want to do it before Winter.

 

I don't know what that is. A link?

 

Reading is fundamental. Thought this was about the PS fan! Sorry, carry on.