Engine bay explosion, oil, coolant, the works

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#31

11-12-2019 | 11:50 AM

mollusc

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i'm also running the dorman/hayden setup. fits perfectly and runs well. it makes a little more noise than the oem setup but i'm happy to live with that rather than keep running the old plastic and hoping it doesn't fly apart.

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#32

11-12-2019 | 05:57 PM

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Also, does anyone know what that oil line is that got cut in half?

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11-12-2019 | 06:10 PM

Richard Gallant

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@Broken08 Looks like the Transmission cooler line

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11-12-2019 | 08:11 PM

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@Broken08 Looks like the Transmission cooler line

It was engine oil that came out. It's empty now

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#35

12-24-2019 | 10:44 AM

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Update to future visitors; The fan cut a hole in the oil filter, that's where the engine oil came from.

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12-24-2019 | 04:19 PM

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Dang!

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#37

12-24-2019 | 05:16 PM

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And also, I got it all back together and running again with that Ford fan.

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#38

12-26-2019 | 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Best4x4

Another thing to check after the explosion = your engine/transmission mounts. If any of those are broken the fan could move out of it’s normal area over a bad bump just enough to snag the shroud hard enough to get caught and then explode.

THIS!!!!