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Makes 🢒 Buick 🢒 2000 🢒 Century (China) 🢒 Engine 🢒 Engine Cooling 🢒 Engine Coolant Fan Shroud Replacement

Removal Procedure

    Object Number: 368751 Size: SH
  1. Remove the cooling fan assembly. Refer to Engine Cooling Fan Replacement .

    2. Object Number: 381377 Size: SH
  2. Disconnect the cooling fan wiring harness from each cooling fan motor.
  3. Remove the cooling fan electrical harness from the fan shroud.
  4. Remove the cooling fan blade nut(s).
  5. Remove the cooling fan blade(s).

    6. Object Number: 381381 Size: SH
  6. Remove the cooling fan motor(s) bolts.
  7. Remove the cooling fan motors from the fan shroud.

Installation Procedure

    Object Number: 381381 Size: SH
  1. Install the cooling fan motor(s) to the fan shroud.

    2. Notice: Use the correct fastener in the correct location. Replacement fasteners must be the correct part number for that application. Fasteners requiring replacement or fasteners requiring the use of thread locking compound or sealant are identified in the service procedure. Do not use paints, lubricants, or corrosion inhibitors on fasteners or fastener joint surfaces unless specified. These coatings affect fastener torque and joint clamping force and may damage the fastener. Use the correct tightening sequence and specifications when installing fasteners in order to avoid damage to parts and systems.

  2. Install the cooling fan motor(s) bolts.

    3. Tighten
    Tighten the cooling fan motor bolts to 6 N·m (53 lb in).


    Object Number: 381377 Size: SH

    Caution: If a fan blade is bent or damaged in any way, do not repair or reuse the damaged part. Always replace a bent or damaged fan blade. Fan blades that have been damaged can not be assured of proper balance and could fail and fly apart during subsequent use. This creates an extremely dangerous situation.

    The fan blades must remain in proper balance. You cannot assure fan blade balance once a fan blade has been bent or damaged. A fan blade that is not in proper balance could fail and fly apart during use, creating an extremely dangerous situation.

  3. Install the cooling fan blade(s).
  4. Install the cooling fan blade nut(s).

    5. Tighten
    Tighten the cooling fan blade nuts to 6 N·m (53 lb in).

  5. Install the cooling fan electrical harness to the fan shroud.
  6. Connect the cooling fan wiring harness to each cooling fan motor.

    7. Object Number: 368751 Size: SH
  7. Install the cooling fan assembly. Refer to Engine Cooling Fan Replacement .