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Hi guy and gals I have yet another story of 3VZE fan failure but this one took vengeance I'll let the pictures do the talking
So this is the first thing I see after I hear a huge bang I thought I blew the engine and blew a piston out Then I see the colprit the fan or what's left of it When the fan went it took the timing cover with it upper and lower It bent the crank pulley Punched a huge hole in the rad
still gotta wrangle all the parts up to fix this mess seriously time to go electric
No, that's not a fan failure. That's a failure of the "fan bracket." The fan was strong enough, and stayed together long enough, to tear up the timing cover and radiator. Hella strong!
On mine, the fan bracket failed by the bearing twisting in the casting. This allowed the fan to tip forward and rattle a lot. But it also relieved the tension on the fan belt, so it took a lot of the "oomph" out of the fan. The fan itself was tough enough that I still use it today, some 8 years later.
It doesn't look like the "Crank pulley" (which is really the harmonic balancer) is damaged, just the outer (power steering) pulley. About $50 from the dealer, http://parts.lakelandtoyota.com/p/TO...431935020.html, but it sounds like an easy salvage yard score. At least, for $50, that's what I'd try.
No, that's not a fan failure. That's a failure of the "fan bracket." The fan was strong enough, and stayed together long enough, to tear up the timing cover and radiator. Hella strong!
On mine, the fan bracket failed by the bearing twisting in the casting. This allowed the fan to tip forward and rattle a lot. But it also relieved the tension on the fan belt, so it took a lot of the "oomph" out of the fan. The fan itself was tough enough that I still use it today, some 8 years later.
Apr 23, 2017 | 08:12 AM
