Stuck radiator fans - need help
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Stuck radiator fans - need help
Hey everyone. Need some help and to see if anyone else here has had the same problem. I recently had a yellow check engine light come on and the dealer found that my radiator fans were jammed with small pebbles. The backstroy here is that I live on a dirt road, and the super sticky P Zeros grab loose stones when I drive on it and throw them around the wheelwell. The problem is that there are vents between the radiators and the wheel wells and the stones thrown around end up in the radiator cowl and jam. Both we jammed at 5000km on my 718 new GTS.
I could drive slower so they don’t get thrown around. But I drive it at under 5kph as-is and still hear stones getting thrown around the wheel well. One idea I have is to get a body shop to attach screens over the slits, allowing air to pass through but not stones. Another is replace the tires with less sticky rubber, like MPS4 A/S.
Any other ideas, or anyone else have this?
I could drive slower so they don’t get thrown around. But I drive it at under 5kph as-is and still hear stones getting thrown around the wheel well. One idea I have is to get a body shop to attach screens over the slits, allowing air to pass through but not stones. Another is replace the tires with less sticky rubber, like MPS4 A/S.
Any other ideas, or anyone else have this?
Burning Brakes
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There are any number of firms supplying custom fit mesh covers for the rear quarter vents. You can even buy it on a roll and cut it yourself. A quick Google search will identify a retailer in your part of the world.
Don’t bother changing the rubber. The Pirelli’s are no more sticky than any other comparable road tyre
Don’t bother changing the rubber. The Pirelli’s are no more sticky than any other comparable road tyre
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get some aluminum mesh that is smaller than the current grids and rivet to the liner. You can even use something like this, though there are companies that sell finer mesh grill screens too, for a lot more money:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Amerimax...60X2/205207064
You can search on amazon for lots of examples too. Stay away from 'motorsports' suppliers, its the same material at 10x the price :-)
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Amerimax...60X2/205207064
You can search on amazon for lots of examples too. Stay away from 'motorsports' suppliers, its the same material at 10x the price :-)
Racer
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get some aluminum mesh that is smaller than the current grids and rivet to the liner. You can even use something like this, though there are companies that sell finer mesh grill screens too, for a lot more money:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Amerimax...60X2/205207064
You can search on amazon for lots of examples too. Stay away from 'motorsports' suppliers, its the same material at 10x the price :-)
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Amerimax...60X2/205207064
You can search on amazon for lots of examples too. Stay away from 'motorsports' suppliers, its the same material at 10x the price :-)
this one is also commonly used and referenced here:
no shame in saving $300
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i can confirm that HD gutter mesh works well, a number of us run em at the track.
this one is also commonly used and referenced here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08PB...b_b_asin_title
no shame in saving $300
this one is also commonly used and referenced here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08PB...b_b_asin_title
no shame in saving $300
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