Okay.. so my car was having all kinds of problems so i took it in for a tune up.. found out my headers are heating up to the point that they melted my radiator fan... what can i do to prevent this from happening again(and why did it happen.. haha) and umm.. where can I get a radiator fan aftermarket??? Mitsu wants to charge me $700 to special order one and install it!

EDIT:: btw.. headers are the Kamikaze header+dp combo

Please help... figure the car isn't safe to drive without radiator fan.. (or is it? haha )

- Rob

 

Holy crap! How the heck does that happen! Sorry to hear about that. THe best way I think to find a fan is from a wrecked Lancer. Try your local junk yards, or try searching on here for those parting out wrecked Lancers. Also, find out if the fan is the same for the EVO, Ralliart and Lancer, since there are several parting out now as well. Sorry to hear about that and I sure am glad I have my RRM header!

 

yea.. i shouldn't have gotten kamikaze.. shoulda spent a little more and got the RRM... now i'm dealing with the whole "cheap mods = expensive repairs" crap /cry

 

what's the difference between rrm and kamikase anyway, besides the rrm doesn't melt the fan

 

don't know... cuz rrm is an open header as well (doesn't have a heat shield like the stock ones) ... i think mitsu is lying to me and they melted it with a blow torch!! (not really.. but wouldn't surprise me)

oh.. and kamikaze comes witha a downpipe.. thats the only difference really

 

doode... i had this same problem with kamikaze, thats y i sold it... cuz it kept comign loose and den it would melt my fan and ****... its cuz you weren't paying attention to your exhuast leaks

 

Get RPW or RRM header and an electric fan, sweet..

 

dont get an oem fan, you can get a single 11inch spal fan for much cheaper and it will drop a slight amount of weight from your car and give you more space.

 

like vicous said, its cus of you exhaust leaks, not cus of the header.

 

just pm dudes with the RRM turbo kit. they had to take out that fan and replace it with a 'slim' fan. if that fails hit me up, i have a slim fan for sale.

 

There was a recall for 02-03's on the fan switch. Did you go in and get this done?
If not I bet that a non working fan would allow the engine bay to heat up to the point where it might have melted your fan.

WADAD

 

Yeah that kamikazee is prone to opening up where the DP connects to the header with the copper gasket and ****ty bolts they give you. The hot exhaust leak is easily enough to melt the fan. Get a paper looking 3 bolt gasket and some grade 8 stainless bolts with lock washers.

 

good point.

 

I'll sell you my stock one. Perfect condition. 10,000 miles on it maybe. $60 shipped.

 

The header is not the issue. I've been running my Kamikaze for over a year, and my fans are still intact.

If you want to get a new fan... get the slim fans.Same as the ones provided with thr RRM turbo kit.