My OEM Electric Fan Broke

Osprey413 · Aug 27, 2006

And I am so glad I have a 180degree thermostat. That is the only thing that has saved my Jeep.

Anyway, my stock electric fan is dead. No idea why, it just stopped working. No blown fuse, relay works right, and it's getting power. So, my question is this... are there any "upgrade" replacements that require little to no modification, or does anyone know where I can get a replacement fan for cheap? I've searched through the forums and have really only come up with replacements for the clutch fan, which I don't want or need to do.

jeepdude10000 · Aug 27, 2006

since u say ur relay still works , just go buy an aftermarket one, and most aftermarket flow more air because of better design, most times easy to insatll - ties go right through the rad.

5-90 · Aug 27, 2006

Sure - get an OEM from a 1996-up, which was redesigned to move more air (I'm not sure how much more, but it's definitely more.) I'll be getting those to replace mine as they wear out - but I haven't been that lucky yet...

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Ben H · Aug 27, 2006

Osprey413 said:
And I am so glad I have a 180degree thermostat. That is the only thing that has saved my Jeep.

Anyway, my stock electric fan is dead. No idea why, it just stopped working. No blown fuse, relay works right, and it's getting power. So, my question is this... are there any "upgrade" replacements that require little to no modification, or does anyone know where I can get a replacement fan for cheap? I've searched through the forums and have really only come up with replacements for the clutch fan, which I don't want or need to do.

I thought tha my fan went out as well. I took it out and pulled the fan blade off of the electric motor and sprayed a little electrical grease down the shaft to see if it had siezed up and it had. Worth a shot and about 5 minutes.

CommandoXJ96 · Aug 27, 2006

5-90 said:
Sure - get an OEM from a 1996-up, which was redesigned to move more air (I'm not sure how much more, but it's definitely more.) I'll be getting those to replace mine as they wear out - but I haven't been that lucky yet...

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my 96 has the old straight blade fan; i think they changed it in 1997 and later Xjs.

5-90 · Aug 27, 2006

CommandoXJ96 said:
my 96 has the old straight blade fan; i think they changed it in 1997 and later Xjs.

OK, so I was off by a year or so. I'm sure it's posted and confirmed here somewhere - I just need to get it fixed in my head as well... I've got bigger fish to fry...

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Fred85 · Aug 28, 2006

the '97+ electric fan is actually a pretty good fan, even by oem standards........

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