Sattelite radio and Fan clutch

[fleurys]

anyone has a sirius ou xm radio hooked on the oem nissan 2004 radio ? If so, when you choose the sat radio , do the antenna goes back down or not? I ask this because I would eventually like to plug the output of my cb in the aux of the radio (where the sat radio plugs), but I do not want to do this is the antenna does not go back in...it'l just brake in the trail..

 

Also, The fan clutch....2 questions.... I had a metal-on-metal noise coming from some on the pulley only when the weather is below 0 and thought it was my idler pulleys. I changed both of them and the noise is still there. So now I'm thinking it's coming from the fan clutch assembly...Anyone had this before ?

 

Also, Just wandering how this clutch works if it goes in water... I mean, it there is restriction on it, like water etc.., can the clutch release the pressure and stop the fan from turning, then resume when there is no more water/restriction ? how does it work ??

 

S.

[Simon]

Nope....it's always turning. If it's warm enough for the clutch to grab, it'll continue turning. The only aspect of this is the water cooling the fluid inside the clutch enough to make it release a little more.

 

Not sure about your Satellite radio question. I wonder though, does the antenna go back down when you listen to a CD?

 

I think they're triggered by the power being on, on the deck.

[alexrex20]

the squeaky pulley could be your water pump. check your radiator to be sure you're not empty. if you are, the water pump will squeal from turning when it's dry.

 

if you really want to pinpoint the squeal, hit each pulley with some spray lubricant. when the sound goes away, you found the culprit.

[alexrex20]

on my '00 the antenna goes down when you switch to CD.

[Simon]

on my '00 the antenna goes down when you switch to CD.

Good stuff, so AUX may have the same effect.

[180sx]

Now I have a question. What kind of fan clutch do we have? Is the VG and VQ the same or different? I could have sworn the fan clutch was like all others (you know, rpm sensitive, when you hit a cetrtain point the fan stops spinning).

 

Jose

Edited April 15, 2009 by 180sx

[FUELER]

Now I have a question. What kind of fan clutch do we have?

 

 

VG is thermal viscous.... never stops spinning (unless its broken)

 

not sure what the VQ has

[fleurys]

the squeaky pulley could be your water pump. check your radiator to be sure you're not empty. if you are, the water pump will squeal from turning when it's dry

 

I know the rad is full and the reserve does not lower... The noise is kinda hard to figure out because it only does it when all the right conditions are met, but i'll try to descibe it as best as i can..

 

1) only happens when the truck has been stop for a long period (overnight)

2) when outside temperature is about 2C and above, I will hear a metal against metal noise, very faint though. but constant. It kinda disapear within 5 minutes or so

3) when the temp is well below -5 or -10C, the noise will be more a high pitch metal to metal..screeeeeechhh, constant for about 10 seconds, then back to the "regular" metal-to-metal noise..

 

now this is very faint, I'm the only one really that can hear it because I know my machine and I know there is something going on... but my mechanic cannot here it... Well, he does not know what the path sounds like without the noise, so he cannot compare...

 

It's not a big thing, but I know something's not right...It will probably let itself know more as the time passes, but I would have liked to fix it before I hit the trails...now the weather is warming up and I hear it less and less....So I might not be able to diagnose it before the cold temp comes back...ho well...

 

So now, I have 2 brand new idler pulleys and 2 new belts....So it's either the dampener (looks really good though), the AC compressor, the alternator, water pump or the fan clutch... am i missing anything ??

 

 

 

I'll try the spray thing on the pulley..tks...

 

 

 

Good stuff, so AUX may have the same effect

Here's the thing, on the 2004 radio there is no aux button...When you plug something in the aux port at the back, then by pressing multiple times on the "radio" button, it will alternate between "AM", "FM1", "FM2","SAT". When there is nothing plugged at the back, the "SAT" part just never comes... So to be sure I would have to buy my 100$ gizmo "PAC AAI-NIS2" then see if it goes in... I would rather have someone confirm it first...

 

S.

[alexrex20]

before you start blindly replacing more parts, and wasting more money, you need to first properly diagnose it. but if your mechanic doesn't hear it, when you can hear it, then i'd say you're being a bit anal.

[fleurys]

before you start blindly replacing more parts, and wasting more money, you need to first properly diagnose it. but if your mechanic doesn't hear it, when you can hear it, then i'd say you're being a bit anal.

 

I know, but if you would have hear it last winter, you would have tought that my engine was transformed into a miling machine...SCREEEEEAAACHHHHHH!! ... I ordered the parts at the end of winter...that's why...