Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:57:19 +0800 From: "Meme MemE" <splitscreen69nopsamsnet.com.au> Subject: Re: '97 900 | cooling fan | bad mechanic?
The fan has two speeds high and low, he is indicating that your fan is only coming on at high speed making your car run hotter. The distributor is located at the back of the head, when the seal goes oil can leak from it, are common problem on this model "John" <jausti2knopsamail.com> wrote in message news:IpDs8.2239$CA6.181212nopsamread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net... > I have a '97 900 that went in for it's 65k service. The mechanic said that > the 'low level engine cooling fan' didn't work and that the 'distributor was > leaking'. > > Looking at the fan I only see one, where the mechanic eluded to a low and > high level cooling fan... can someone help me understand this? Should there > be two fans? Or is this mechanic looking to rip me off? > > Also a leaking distributor doesn't seem to make sense. I'm thinking of the > distributor for the spark plugs and can't see how that would 'leak' since it > should only deliver a current to the plugs (?) Again, is this mechanic > trying to rip me off? > > Thanks in advance > John > >