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hi ... so the other day, stopped our camper and the radiator fan kicks in. Athis has a tendency to drain our battery so its become common for us to remove the fuse for the radiator fan except rthis time nothing happened - as in the fan still powered away at full strength depsite the engine being col...

Rad fan connector that switches fan on is located behind the lower plastic trim at the front. It might be worth checking Cool - thanks :) Any idea what I should be checking for? Can I do something with the existing switch to make it less sensitive - or add a second switch so I can disable it when t...

Fuse 1 (leftmost) is for the radiator fan, pull it out and fan should stop. Thank you so much marlinowner! I know its just a temp fix but is a bloody good fix - I just have to pop out fuse one (which i note has the largest amp rating) when we are parked up and no more battery issue. I can't really ...

Brilliant..good to know..as if even if I but a new battery I have plans to make use of the old one ☺ I am almost def certain it's the rad fan is the culprit. I got a normal jumps tart yesterday. . Drove around for an hour. Parked up and all good. Then over an hour later I hear rad fan kick in, I go ...

Thanks for clarification. And I do like the look of those meters - they got a steampunk look about them! I actually just got back from maplins and picked up a UNI-T ut30 multimeter on the assistants rec - so I will begin going through all the fuses soon. Also bought the Maplins Digital Jump Starter ...

I don't have a multimeter but have wanting to get one for a while.. (any recommendations? - ideally something that I could use on both a car bat or a computer board ). And that isolator switch idea is a good one - thanks! I'm thinking maybe I should get both and do a bit of testing before splashing ...

We've always had an issue with our main battery dying, especially after a heavy nights rain, but this was never a major issue with our original diesel engine. We have have since replaced it with 2.0 petrol engine and now its more like a one in three chance that we wake up and need a jumpstart, rain ...

thanks for the links - llok cool - sadly turns out the whole cambelt had gone and possibly fuel cylinder too (ouch) - just waiting for pro's to coe and collect before i know for certain.

ta for all your advice!

One garage told me that if it is the timing belt (I can't see exactly where it is connected, it s come loose and hanging out the bottom). The belt has teeth on it. One garage told me that if it is the timing belt then its likely to have done some serious damage to the inside of the engine..

yep I was on about to ask about the second belt when I saw your answer.. thats the power steering ah? I did undo the alternator and swing it back but still could not get enough access - the belt has double backed on itself and is jammed right in there. Then (and this is worrying) I went underneath t...

I'll try, I'm having trouble digging it out, its not very easy access, squashed right up against the back of the engine compartment.. I take it 'Auxiliary Belt' and not alternator belt is the correct name for it.

thanks!

cool, that doesn't sound too bad.. I thought I read somewhere about having to disconnect the battery first though?

Our van broke down, and while we're not sure if this is the only issue, the fan belt on (I believe) the alternator had snapped. I would like to try and find and fit a new one myself, but I am not much of a motor mechanic. I thought it might be the right level of challenge for a novice like me but ma...

Wow, thanks for the offer. I am going to see the garage tomorrow morning and I will certainly ask them about the head and try and pin down exactly where and what they think is going wrong. The head gasket was only changed a couple of months ago. Actually the RAC guy turned out to be a bit of vw nut ...

Those pesky mosquitoes so difficult to catch the buggers... Thanks for helping us understand a lot of this. I didn't spot the tdi thing, not necessarily something we are after, just meant the link as example of cheaper second hand engines available. I get that we'll most likely get what we pay for.....