Punto (Mk2/2b) Radiator cooling fan - budget repair - new fan unit

This operation may be simplified with the front of car raised @30cm / 1 foot

Open car bonnet, disconnect wiring plug to fan

undo the 4 x 7mm hex head self-tapper screws that hold the frame to the Rad.
( at the extremes of the "spider-legs")

remove fan assembly from engine compartment

the FIAT fan unit is retained with 3 x rivets,
I drilled out the head of these

then unit should be loose in the housing, and can be removed.

I used the fitting kit that came with the new unit, and some existing holes in the FIAT shroud to mount the outer edge of the new fan unit into the FIAT shroud

I was not particularly prepared for this stage, so I snipped the original FIAT wiring around the mid-point,
removed the bullet connectors from the new unit, and just twisted the cables in a temporary termination - just loosely - as I wasn't sure if the fan would run in the correct direction..

I wrapped in insulation tape , and thought it was good enough for a test

I then mounted the unit back in the engine bay, the physical mounts are unchanged- so goes back in exactly as removed.