peeps, patulong naman:

i noticed that that the temperature has been rising higher than normal the past few weeks('89 corolla). my uncle suggest that i check the cooling fans. sure enough, the fan in front(auxillary fan daw kuno, condenser blower in EPC parlance) wasn't running. i tried to nudge it with a screwdriver, and it ran again.

i checked it again this afternoon, tumatakbo naman, but it seems to be running slower. i tried to jam the fan blades using a piece of walis tinting, and it stopped! after nudging it again, umandar uli

1. is it safe to say that the aux fan is broken? Any possibility that it's the relay switch?

2. should i

-- replace it with an original(which nowadays cost something like 3k?)
-- replace it with a replacement(kindly suggest brand), or
-- have it repaired(orig pa kasi siya)?

3. what's the procedure for removing the darn thing? i managed to unscrew 2 of the three retaining nuts, but am at a loss on how to remove the lower left nut(the two nuts' heads i removed were facing front, the last one's head facing up). Do i need to(gasp) remove the front bumper?

Kindly comment if #3 should be undertaken by a DIY newbie

thanks B)