Why My Ka Sound Like A Bus??

[lous13]

ever since tracy my car sounds like a damn school bus , is it the fan oe what nothin major but please someone let me know what it could beQ!?

[orion::S14]

Are you asking why there is a loud "whirring" noise form under the hood, like a big fan blade?

If so, you need to either:

1) Remove the clutch fan and go with an electric fan setup

2) Replace the fan clutch

- Brian

[DRO916]

yeah "lous13" please type clearly next time so we can understand what ur trying to say...

damn monkeys

like orion said, its just the clutch fan, duh, thoughtchuknew mayne

[MonkeyMagic]

Who's Tracy?

[whomiked]

I have the same problem, so whats wrong with it?

[NemeGuero]

If he's in California, Tracy is a place near Sacramento.

[dorifto-san4o8]

it happened to my car also and its loud as hell and makes your car feel like it has now power. usually when the fan goes bad the clutches in the fan are fully engaged and not disengaging. no use to try fix the clutch fan so just by another one or go wit an electric fan

[LB.Motoring]

Originally Posted by MonkeyMagic

Who's Tracy?

sheeet.

['90RPS13]

Juist pick ya up some Taurus fans or Altima fans.

[whomiked]

Is this bad for the car?

[SiI40sx]

Its pretty bad, it'll cause your car to overheat easily when your not driving. Plus also on another note, why is it a CLUTCH fan?? Why even have clutch's or bearings (whatever) between the fan and the mounting point? Why not have the connection be solid? I never understood that.....

[Bushido]

If the clutch fan is engaged all the time i don't see how it could be a detriment to the way the car performs... It's only annoying if you don't want your car to sound like a truck. If you're bothered by the sound the fan makes, get a new clutch fan from Nissan.

Clutch fan > Electric fan

[Hooorahh!]

i have a electic fan ,... give me an offer and its ur's ! but yeah ka24's non the less are a lil loud .. do remember its a truck motor =-) ..

[PRADOgy]

The fan will eventually become louder and louder.. will creat such a force under your hood that you can feel the gain of power since its blowing like a jet engine.. forces so strong that will blow your motor off the mounts crashing and smashing through the firewall and potentially smashing right into you

[JDMS1lv1a]

yeah, my old s14 did that too WWWHHHHOOOOOOHHHH,just like a bus.

[aznpoopy]

Originally Posted by SiI40sx

Plus also on another note, why is it a CLUTCH fan?? Why even have clutch's or bearings (whatever) between the fan and the mounting point? Why not have the connection be solid? I never understood that.....

its the same concept as in a VLSD. the clutch has heat sensitive fluid in it that locks as the temperature gets warmer. this way you get more airflow when the engine is hot, and less parasitic drag when the temp is cool. same reason we put thermostats on e-fans instead of having them run 24/7.

if you ever had a clutch fan seize completely, you'll understand why its not really that desirable. the engine feels sluggish, sounds like a truck, and the belt squeals all the damn time from trying to spin that fan up to high speed.

[swayray]

when the clutch fan siezes... adds more load on the pulley which could damage something in the long run...

i'd personally stick w/ another clutch fan... i never really found electrical fan setup being reliable... although i only base my experience on dual flex-a-lite fans (the one that came w/ a shroud) on a koyo radiator but still get up to 120 degrees Celsius after two drift runs... but that does not happen when i went back to my stock fan and shroud...

[Vernal]

Hey you guys sorry to thread jack but is there any thread for installing Altima or Taurus Fans. Like a tutorial or something.

['90RPS13]

Vernal, PM me and I will tell ya. You can wire them into a switch or I did mine into a fuse so when my ignition turns on, they are on. There is a writeup on Socal240sx.org i think? Search google.

[Vernal]

Originally Posted by '90RPS13

Vernal, PM me and I will tell ya. You can wire them into a switch or I did mine into a fuse so when my ignition turns on, they are on. There is a writeup on Socal240sx.org i think? Search google.

I went to that website and it seems to be under construction but I did send you an email.

['90RPS13]

Here is a writeup on B13 SE_R fans. They push and can be setup to pull air.

http://www.nissanforums.com/s13-240s...tion-s13s.html

[pbcstylez]

jsut switch to the e-fan, its cheap enough these days

[Neejay]

Yeah, I've never found a STEP BY STEP guide for Taurus fan installation on a s13 WITH PICTURES.

[monkey7]

Or you can just get a new fan clutch from kragen for $40 bucks.
http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...pe=176&PTSet=A

[Neejay]

Originally Posted by monkey7

Or you can just get a new fan clutch from kragen for $40 bucks.
http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...pe=176&PTSet=A

Or spend < $20 on a taurus e-fan + wire it up