How to repair your melted fan connector
 

So, I finally experienced the dreaded melted fan plug. I have an E-Force, and the fans are set to run at 99%. Luckily I was only a few miles from my garage and was able to get there without any issues.

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I thought about several ways I could make the repair, and finally settled on connectors from Anderson Power. The connectors are the quick connect style, and rated for 75 amps.

First thing to do is remove the 60 amp circuit breaker supplying power to the fans. You will then have to remove the old melted connector. You can just cut the wires, or can disassemble them and the cut off the old connectors and strip the wires for the new connectors.

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I chose to solder the new connectors, as I don't have the correct crimping tool.

All soldered up on the fan module end.

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The old rubber seals fit in

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Soldered up on the power end.

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Testing the fan before I reinstall it.

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And, installed pictures.

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I think this is going to be a great permanent fix for this problem.

I paid more for the overnight shipping than I paid for the components. Total parts were right around $30. I bought twice as much as needed incase I screwed something up. So if you interested in my extra set send me a PM.

Part numbers:

6x 1339G3-BK Heavy Duty Power Connectors SBS50 #10-12 AWG LOW DETENT CONTACT

2x 879-SBS75GBLK-BK Heavy Duty Power Connectors SBS75G HOUSING ONLY BLACK

most guys are just cutting the connectors out of the mix and soldering the wires together

get rid of it all together as ur new setup will go aswell.

Most tuners use 90% as the max fan speed. Just sayin.

Nice clean installation :cheers:

Nice! Id hate to solder the wires together if you ever had to remove the fan.... This happened to my AO 08 car while driving through the parade with a girl on the car..... talk about embarrassing! Car almost overheated in the middle of the parade on me.....

Nice job :thumbs:

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Have had no problems since, and I bypassed/soldered only the center one which had the issue.

good idea
 

should hold the current

Does this plug slide onto the stock location where the old on slid off of?
Mine finally melted. Currently I just bypassed the center wire.

No, it doesn't. But it does tuck up away nicely, and the heavy gauge of the wires keeps it in position out of the way.

thanks

I've never seen a fan mounted to the top of the super charger like that before! :D

was it hard to remove the fan from the bottom.i supposed that's how you did it.

Fan comes out the bottom
 

As long as you have a Z06 and it was made in 2007 or later it will come out bottom just need to do some wiggling of it.

thank you and yes its an 07.do i have to jack the car high of the ground.

Great post, should be a 'sticky'

Only thing I would add is using the correct crimping tool. Any electrical connection is only as good as the mechanical one that precedes it. Solder, in itself, is not reliable, bc heat from external and internal means can degrade the connection and cause it to fail. Any moisture or corrosion creates the heat (voltage drop), just as in the original connection from GM.

I would also suggest adding dielectric grease made for electrical connections.

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https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...bca18fe3f4.jpg<br >A quality connector like this seems like a good idea vs just hardwiring.