"JB" wrote in message
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I've been told by a mechanic friend that a new radiator fan with motor for
a 2.0 ltr rover 75 CDT will cost around £350 plus fitting
... Is this reasonable ?
... or is he 'avin a larf ?


That is the cost of the fan motor and controller and is correct.

Beaware that if he has not done acouple before, he will want to discharge
and refill the a/c (the official method) but is it possible to do the job
without if you cut the fan shroud (to get the wires out) with a hacksaw and
after "lace" it back together with small cable ties .

Unfortunately its the weakest part of the car and a £500 job to do.

Tim..

"Adrian" wrote in message
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saying:

£350 is approx cost of parts only

FFS. You could get a fan specially built by Kenlowe or similar for less.
You could _easily_ modify something from a different car for less.

I would have thought you could replace the car for about the same unless its
sentimental value or you just really like it. Personally, I have always
hated Rover's after the SDI. There look reminds me of an old man wearing
brass rimmed spectacles. I'm sure they are perfectly good cars. You see a
lot of them around here in Suffolk where the the average age is on the old
side. I'm nearly fifty, so not a spring chicken myself. For the record, I
favour a large Ford, S-type Jag or Range Rover.

Graham

In article , JB
says...
I've been told by a mechanic friend that a new radiator fan with motor for a
2.0 ltr rover 75 CDT will cost around £350 plus fitting
... Is this reasonable ?

Is it **** when you can buy a full Kenlowe kit including adjustable
thermostat for £130.


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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
JB wrote:
I've been told by a mechanic friend that a new radiator fan
with motor
for a 2.0 ltr rover 75 CDT will cost around £350 plus fitting
... Is
this reasonable ? ... or is he 'avin a larf ?

Sounds very high. The aux fan for a BMW E39 costs about 125
quid.

Nope.
Nearer 225 quid at main dealer prices. It's what I paid about 18
months ago, when I bought and fitted one to my 528i.
It's not just a fan. There's quite a complicated 'housing
assembly' that comes with it.
Still bloody expensive for what it is though.
Mike.


Why the **** would someone pay that much when a Kenlowe kit is half the
price?

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In article , Tim.. says...

"JB" wrote in message
...
I've been told by a mechanic friend that a new radiator fan with motor for
a 2.0 ltr rover 75 CDT will cost around £350 plus fitting
... Is this reasonable ?
... or is he 'avin a larf ?


That is the cost of the fan motor and controller and is correct.

Beaware that if he has not done acouple before, he will want to discharge
and refill the a/c (the official method) but is it possible to do the job
without if you cut the fan shroud (to get the wires out) with a hacksaw and
after "lace" it back together with small cable ties .

Unfortunately its the weakest part of the car and a £500 job to do.

**** that. Get a Kenlowe Fan Kit which includes an adjustable temp
sender and DIY it. Shouldn't take more than a couple of hours.

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On Sat, 10 May 2008 10:09:43 +0100, Tim..
wrote:


"JB" wrote in message
...
I've been told by a mechanic friend that a new radiator fan with motor
for
a 2.0 ltr rover 75 CDT will cost around £350 plus fitting
... Is this reasonable ?
... or is he 'avin a larf ?


That is the cost of the fan motor and controller and is correct.

Beaware that if he has not done acouple before, he will want to discharge
and refill the a/c (the official method) but is it possible to do the job
without if you cut the fan shroud (to get the wires out) with a hacksaw
and
after "lace" it back together with small cable ties .

Unfortunately its the weakest part of the car and a £500 job to do.

Tim..



Given you can get anything that size rewound for £100 one has to wonder
what actually dies.

In article ,
Graham wrote:
I would have thought you could replace the car for about the same unless
its sentimental value or you just really like it. Personally, I have
always hated Rover's after the SDI. There look reminds me of an old man
wearing brass rimmed spectacles. I'm sure they are perfectly good cars.
You see a lot of them around here in Suffolk where the the average age
is on the old side. I'm nearly fifty, so not a spring chicken myself.
For the record, I favour a large Ford, S-type Jag or Range Rover.

Hmm. Of all the 'styling clue' cars of the '90s, I think the 75 the most
successful. The S-Type not a patch on the original. And the X-Type looks
like it's been in a smash.
BTW I own an SD1.

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In article ,
Conor wrote:
**** that. Get a Kenlowe Fan Kit which includes an adjustable temp
sender and DIY it. Shouldn't take more than a couple of hours.

Fitting a Kenlowe kit can be relatively easy on an old car where there is
plenty room. I very much doubt that applies to a 75.

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Conor wrote:

In article , JB
says...
I've been told by a mechanic friend that a new radiator fan with motor for a
2.0 ltr rover 75 CDT will cost around £350 plus fitting
... Is this reasonable ?

Is it **** when you can buy a full Kenlowe kit including adjustable
thermostat for £130.

Because it's not a ****e old Crapi.

Modern cars have less space and tend to have things like this integrated
with other electronic kit.
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In article op.uaxnnalcpmo3dt@lucy,
Duncan Wood wrote:
Given you can get anything that size rewound for £100 one has to wonder
what actually dies.

If you can actually dismantle the motor.

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