# Fan coolent clutch

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/fan-coolent-clutch/43625>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, pickup\
**Created:** [February 1, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fan-coolent-clutch/43625 "2010-02-01T16:24:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![bedrock](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bedrock/32/868_2.png) [@bedrock](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bedrock)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fan-coolent-clutch/43625/1 "2010-02-01T16:24:38Z")

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what are the signs of a bad coolent fan clutch.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fan-coolent-clutch/43625/2 "2010-02-01T16:41:05Z")

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Either the coolant fan doesn’t come on when it should, or the coolant fan never shuts off.

Tester

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**Author:** ![bedrock](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bedrock/32/868_2.png) [@bedrock](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bedrock)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fan-coolent-clutch/43625/3 "2010-02-01T16:56:30Z")

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it not electric,it have a belt.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fan-coolent-clutch/43625/4 "2010-02-01T17:02:46Z")

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Grab the fan and try wiggling it, There should be no play in the fan. If there is it could be the fan clutch or a worn water pump bearing. With the engine cold, try spinning the fan by hand. It should spin where 3-4 fan blades rotate by before stopping. If the fan is hard to spin the fan clutch is locked up.

Tester