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Thanks, Cyrnel. No, there is no way in hell I would attempt a clutch change, absolutely not. A fan belt, I think I could manage... the fan, I need to look into.

I can see the fan clearly when I open the hood, I just look straight down and it's all there... that's why I wonder if I can do it myself. Doesn't seem to be difficult to get to, but what do I know. Engine is 1.6L. $150, that would translate into about $300 here in Iceland. Which is still half of what they are charging me for the part itself.

I was just wondering about the clutch and fan belt, in case I should have them all done at the same time... if that's more cost-efficient (in terms of seeing a mechanic) than isolating each thing and having it fixed as it breaks.

How does one know when the fan belt is getting too worn to be safe?

And clutch? Any telltale signs there, of how bad it's getting?

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Update, July 18th: I found a one-man mechanic shop nearby in Iceland, and he's willing to do the fan installation for pretty cheap ($75 an hour, about half the price of the big-time shop in town). Which is great, since it should only take about one hour, and he can do it this week (the big shop had no openings for a month).

Also, found a VW parts shop and they have the cooling fan motor for about $130, not bad at all I say. So this is turning out to be much cheaper than I expected. I just hope the one-man mechanic shop will do a good job... no way of knowing, but I think he'd do a better job than I could do.

Now, just to figure out about the fan belt and clutch... how do I know when those are about to go??

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