Cooling Fan Broke - 2003-04 Mach 1 Registry Owners Club

DSPTurtle · 08-07-2010, 11:45 AM

I am stuck up here in Alabama, far away from home, but at least I have tools with me...
Last night I felt a "thunk" and then the cooling fan started making all kinds of noise. I investigated this morning and it appears that the outer band on the fan itself has cracked and is allowing the fan to wobble to make a whole lot of noise.
I am in a strange town, far from any trusted parts stores. Can anyone help me to figure out what is the exact part I need to order. Local Ford dealer said $400 for the entire fan and cooling shroud assembly. I would prefer to spend a little less then that, but not exactly sure if I can order jsut the fan or if you have to order the entire thing. Oh yeah, is OEM far superior in this area or can I just get the Dorman special at Advanced Auto Parts for $179???
Thanks in advance...

FlyMACH1 · 08-07-2010, 03:05 PM

This is a common issue, I had mine break the same way and there was a recent thread about it.
Being out of town, you may be at the mercy of the local Ford dealer for a new fan assembly, but if it broke like mine did (see pic), you can probably limp it home with some creative duct taping and order one for WAY less from Birdman.

acreature · 08-07-2010, 03:10 PM

I got mine from RockAuto dot com for about 120.00 a few years back.

DSPTurtle · 08-07-2010, 05:13 PM

Found one at a Carquest 20 miles away. Everything stayed together till about half mile from the store. Then it let go for real. I limped to the store and bought the part for about $150. Next door there was a podiatrist office with a portico. Parked under there and swapped out the fan assembly and changed the fuse. Good to go. LOL

Stopsign32v · 08-08-2010, 01:09 AM

So what is the deal with these things? On my g/f's Mach she has now gone through 2 fans, both broke like this. And she has only had the car for maybe 2 years. The original fan broke at around 30,000 miles and I bought one from a local junk yard off a 2001 GT and it broke 3 months down the road.

Now I'm thinking about buying a brand new Ford one. Has Ford fixed whatever problem there is? Will a new one not break?

eatonmach1 · 08-08-2010, 10:53 PM

Mine done the same thing!

08-07-2010, 11:45 AM	#1
DSPTurtle DIY Knuckle Buster Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Viera, FL Posts: 244	Cooling Fan Broke I am stuck up here in Alabama, far away from home, but at least I have tools with me... Last night I felt a "thunk" and then the cooling fan started making all kinds of noise. I investigated this morning and it appears that the outer band on the fan itself has cracked and is allowing the fan to wobble to make a whole lot of noise. I am in a strange town, far from any trusted parts stores. Can anyone help me to figure out what is the exact part I need to order. Local Ford dealer said $400 for the entire fan and cooling shroud assembly. I would prefer to spend a little less then that, but not exactly sure if I can order jsut the fan or if you have to order the entire thing. Oh yeah, is OEM far superior in this area or can I just get the Dorman special at Advanced Auto Parts for $179??? Thanks in advance... __________________ JB 2003 Mach 1 - Azure/5 Speed 1985 930S - Factory Slope 1983 944 - DE Car 2004 Cayenne - Family Tow Vehicle

08-07-2010, 03:05 PM	#2
FlyMACH1 Giant Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Merritt Island, FL Posts: 1,093	Re: Cooling Fan Broke This is a common issue, I had mine break the same way and there was a recent thread about it. Being out of town, you may be at the mercy of the local Ford dealer for a new fan assembly, but if it broke like mine did (see pic), you can probably limp it home with some creative duct taping and order one for WAY less from Birdman. __________________ Tom 2004 Azure Blue, Manual, IUP #5210 4.10's Magnum 500's Eibach Sportlines/ Bilstein MM Panhard Bar Toyo 295 & 265/35/18's MGW Shifter JLT RAI Predator Tune PHP Intake Spacer SLP LM I Catback & Catted X IAC Restrictor CJ Emblems

08-07-2010, 03:10 PM	#3
acreature You are freaking out.... Join Date: May 2007 Location: NC Outer Banks Posts: 1,548	Re: Cooling Fan Broke I got mine from RockAuto dot com for about 120.00 a few years back. __________________ 2003 Azure A/T - JLT RAI - 90mm Pro-M MAF - Bassani mid-length headers - Bassani SS O/R-X - Magnaflow SS C/B - FRPP 4.10s - Ported Lower Intake PHP 3/8" Intake Spacer - PI Stallion 3000 stall - Meziere EWP - SCT Xcal2 - Eibach Pro-Kit - MM CC Plates - 314/324 rwhp/tq - Meter4it Chase Sequentials - MRT Hood Strut Kit

08-07-2010, 05:13 PM	#4
DSPTurtle DIY Knuckle Buster Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Viera, FL Posts: 244	Re: Cooling Fan Broke Found one at a Carquest 20 miles away. Everything stayed together till about half mile from the store. Then it let go for real. I limped to the store and bought the part for about $150. Next door there was a podiatrist office with a portico. Parked under there and swapped out the fan assembly and changed the fuse. Good to go. LOL __________________ JB 2003 Mach 1 - Azure/5 Speed 1985 930S - Factory Slope 1983 944 - DE Car 2004 Cayenne - Family Tow Vehicle

08-08-2010, 01:09 AM	#5
Stopsign32v Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 2,554	Re: Cooling Fan Broke So what is the deal with these things? On my g/f's Mach she has now gone through 2 fans, both broke like this. And she has only had the car for maybe 2 years. The original fan broke at around 30,000 miles and I bought one from a local junk yard off a 2001 GT and it broke 3 months down the road. Now I'm thinking about buying a brand new Ford one. Has Ford fixed whatever problem there is? Will a new one not break? __________________ 03 white Mach1 JLT RAI \| 1/2 spacer \| Catback \| 4.56s 7.76@87.8mph

08-08-2010, 10:53 PM	#6
eatonmach1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pikeville, KY Posts: 524	Re: Cooling Fan Broke Mine done the same thing! __________________ 2003 Black 5 Speed 3.73's PRO 50 Shifter, Aluminum Driveshaft 2003 Ox White Cobra 3.2 Pulley Pro 50 Shifter Sticky Nittos What else do ya need :ORANGE:

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