jayallen

iTrader: (31)

Have any of you guys that have fitted a FMIC removed the radiator fan from the left side to gain clearance for the pipework??..i cant get the clearance without it being removed...(car is MY95)

Jay m A

iTrader: (2)

Nope, I have a Hybrid and there's enough room with the aircon, at least 2mm each side

Oh, and you'll need the extra fan too, don't take it off - when the fuse popped on one of my fans the car ran to 99C before I had to put the heaters on full to get it down. BTW the OE temp gauge read normal

RRH

as much as that?

it's real tight Jay but it should just fit.

T5OLF

iTrader: (4)

Yes I took mine off and ground off the steel lip but the plastic blades still touched. I unplugged the fan and have never had any probs cooling wise so you could remove it all together I reckon. Bought mine from flat4 online.

jayallen

iTrader: (31)

your right its bloody tight!! its so tight that when the fan rotated it hit on the pipe, its probably got something to do with the fabrication of the pipes they are not great

RRH

A word of advice if I may; take some sandpaper to the end of each of the pipes and 'key' it so the silicon (so they claim!) connectors can get a grip. If you wipe the inside of the silicon connectors with thinners it will make them tacky.

After spending two trackdays spent re-attaching hoses I've ended up using t-bar clamps, throwing out the supplied silicon pipes, buying some new longer ones, and using a glue-like compound (which I'm told is from Samco) to make sure they don't come off again.

I got so sick of it popping hoses that I really did consider going back to a top mount.....

Risk Taker

You can also you a squirt of hairspray on the outside of the tube before you quickly slide on the hoses.
Works a treat and cheaper than any branded stuff you can buy.