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Folks, weeks ago my Disco 2 started to chirp on the engine bay. It was a very subtly noise. Suddenly that because a quite loud "bang bang". Upon inspection, with the engine off, I couldn't find anything wrong. The belt and pulleys are in good condition, I then spin the fan with my hand, but couldn't notice any play at all, it looked fine. However, when I turned the engine on, I noticed the "bangs" were coming from a wobbly fan, which seems to be hitting its cover (and whatever else). I would appreciate if you guys could give me some tips of what might be wrong with it! Truck is a 2001 Disco 2 with 188k miles. Thank you in advance!

 

You need to replace your fan before driving it again as it can come apart and destroy your radiator which will strand you, if not destroy your whole engine if you don’t notice the overheat in time.

 

BraziliaNut, it's likely not the fan itself that is wobbly. It is likely the water pump shaft on to which the fan is is mounted. The fan itself is rigid, and not likely to wobble.

Replace the water pump right away before its failure causes worse problems. Avoid driving the truck until the water pump is replaced.

 

Mln01, perfect, I didn't think it was the fan, I suspected it was something else. Thank you for your help, I appreciate it! The car is parked as it was clear something else was about to break. Thanks again!

 

Good call Min. I hadn’t thought about the shaft.