Oil leak

[sapote]

Ha. Lucky you! I tried some of the YouTube methods and ended up breaking a hose clamp

At the time, the fan tool felt like the best $15 I've ever spent!

Who needs a fan tool!!

If installed the fan correctly there is no need for fan tool: clean and grease the threads to prevent rust, then hand turn the nut until bottomed, then just snug it up (about 1ft-lbs).
(If the nut was not bottomed and snug then it will be tighten up too tight when engine first running.)

To remove: hit the crescen wrench CW with a medium hammer.

[Arith2]

Who needs a fan tool!!

If installed the fan correctly there is no need for fan tool: clean and grease the threads to prevent rust, then hand turn the nut until bottomed, then just snug it up (about 1ft-lbs).
(If the nut was not bottomed and snug then it will be tighten up too tight when engine first running.)

To remove: hit the crescen wrench CW with a medium hammer.

I use a 1 1/16" wrench and a prybar to hold the water pump. No need to buy special tools.

[tone]

To remove: hit the crescen wrench CW with a medium hammer.

This is exactly what led to me having a broken hose clamp. Whoever last installed the fan didn't grease the threads and properly torque it, so it was massively over-tight. Or maybe it just seized up after 15 years 😁

You can 100% get this done without a special tool, but $15 gets you the tool and a 32mm wrench. For some (including me), that's a small price to pay to get the job done quickly and easily.

TL;DR Definitely not necessary, but it's really cheap and can be nice to have.