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jim4244



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A/C fan looks wrong?
Hi all

Working on my daughters 2007 Puma.

Have a look at the photo below. The A/C fan and condenser look as if they have been fitted back to front?



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Thoughts?

Jim
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hank



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That's correct. It is an aftermarket condenser with the original fan fitted.

The aftermarket condenser is bigger/designed for hotter climates.

I have the same condenser fitted and opted for a bigger fan that fits to the tabs provided as shown below


Click image to enlarge > 110 XS Double Cab
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jim4244



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Thanks Hank Thumbs Up

Not used to Defenders having A/C…

Jim
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jbcollier



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That is not an original fan. It is way, way undersized. Land Rover AC fans are powerful and draw serious current. Most off-the-shelf rad fans are not up to the job.

PS: Whoever installed it should be shot without a chance to make peace with their maker. Steel bolts through an aluminium heat exchanger?!
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jim4244



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JB, my thoughts exactly!

However the A/C blows ice cold.

Jim
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Dinnu



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It does look like the original fan to me, less a chunk of the mesh/grille. Landrover also mounted the fan with steel bolts through the condenser!

Missing bumper bolts because the condenser takes more space? 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
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piechipsandpeas



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Here's a shot of mine, original condenser and fan (2013) bolted straight through the condenser. Laughing


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According to the JLR parts diagrams that looks as though it was designed like that and they hadn't just run out of brackets at Solihull on those days.


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jbcollier



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I'm still "agin" it! (wink)
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shanecl



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hank wrote:



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Hank did yours come black or did you spray it black
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hank



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It came black Thumbs Up > 110 XS Double Cab
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macfrank



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this is how it's supposed to look like Laughing
(original MY 2015)


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cechurap



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hank wrote:
That's correct. It is an aftermarket condenser with the original fan fitted.

The aftermarket condenser is bigger/designed for hotter climates.

I have the same condenser fitted and opted for a bigger fan that fits to the tabs provided as shown below


Click image to enlarge


Hello Hank,

please could you be so kind and have a look for the part nr. of the bigger SPAL fan?
I have bought the same aftermarket condenser - NRF 350489 and I am not sure, which fan will fit there..

Many thanks.
Petr
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jbcollier



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I'm about to fit the same condenser:


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This fan bolts right in:

14 Inch 1,841 CFM Spal Electric Fan IX-30102056

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/SPU-IX-30102056
Post #1062928 14th Mar 2025 8:48pm
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cechurap



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Great! Thank you very much Bow down
Post #1062978 15th Mar 2025 11:10am
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jim4244



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Re: A/C fan looks wrong?
jim4244 wrote:
Hi all

Working on my daughters 2007 Puma.

Have a look at the photo below. The A/C fan and condenser look as if they have been fitted back to front?



Click image to enlarge

Thoughts?

Jim



This set up still doesn't look right to me..

It looks as if the frame for the original Land Rover condenser has been used to mount the replacement aftermarket one?

Should the old frame not have been removed?

Jim
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