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Shallow fried in a bit of engine oil...

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I have been filming my progress so I might do that...

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That would be if I just rammed it Into the fan. But if I press it against the fan until it slows down. Remember it's still cold so should slow down if the VC isn't broken.

Well that's what I'm thinking. Instead of wedging it in could I not hold the roll of newspaper and press it against the fan until it stops. Their's probably no need to hold it until it reaches temperature, is there?

If it takes my fingers off when I retrieve the newspaper (there might be something I've missed) should I call it a day?

When you say newspaper, do I wedge it in-between the fan blades & do I stop it's initial progress on startup? Because it'll be slightly stiff to begin with won't it?

Thanks guys. I think it's actually okay. I'll test it again tomorrow to see if it spins freely after turning it a few times.

Will a bit of penetrative oil plus mole grips do or should I drill them?

Is that BMW? As it is a BMW engine.

Is this from factory or after market?

I'll give that a go! Funnily enough it's gone stiff to turn again. I was turning it before and then all of a sudden it loosened right off! But it won't do that again. I've been turning it for a while.

Your completely right! Was spinning the nut and it was tough but after a good few turns it's loosened right off. So it isn't knackered! I think that's correct...

I thought it works the other way round. When it's hot it it's hard to turn?

How can you tell if its knackered? I've got it off the engine at the moment.

In the process of putting on new fan belts and noticed the viscous fan coupling has failed. (it's like trying to turn a blade fast in cold tar when the engine is cold. Is that broken?) I notice the petrol fan viscous coupling uses bolts instead of fixed rivets to the plastic fan itself. Can I...

Thanks chaps!

Academic now anyway. I bought a Bearmach pump! 🤣