Hi everyone, just joined the forum and looking at buying a rrs 2006 tdv6 and need a bit of advice, the car has done 105k with full service history and is in outstanding condition, when I poped the Bonnet the engine was warm but not hot and there was a fan spinning, the gentleman said this was a viscous coupling fan that should be on and works Wether hot or cold, is this true as I am selling my soul to the devil to buy this and want a good one, many thanks

A viscous coupling is not an electric motor ! The silicon gets thicker at higher temperature so as the engine temperature gets higher the fan drive is a more positive and direct connection meaning it spins faster.

It should slow down and stop when engine is off.

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