Loose fan broke my radiator ? I'm not quite buying it

2009 AUDI A4
107,000 MILES • 2.0L • 4 CYL • AWD • AUTOMATIC
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STEPHANIE MELLEN SOUKESIAN
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Audi just diagnosed my car , they say that my fan came loose and put a hole in my radiator. Their quote is over $2000. The service guy had just told me that it's rare for a fan to just come loose but has happened before.
Now, 6 months ago Audi redid my rings and Pistons for the oil consumption problem and when I got it back I complained several times about something seeming to be hot , it smelled hot but my temp gauge was normal but they didn't seem to care.

Being that a fan coming loose on its own is u likely and something seeming hot when I got the car back, is it likely that if Audi had to drop my engine to do the rings and Pistons , that they also had to remove the fan when they did this and missed bolting it back into place ?
Aug 25, 2016 at 6:49 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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If that were the case something would have happened a long time ago.Smelling hot could have been your interpretation of oil leaking and burning off a hot exhaust.It's really hard to say what happened since I can't see what was found by Audi.A fan blade could rub a hole thru a radiator..
Aug 25, 2016 at 7:10 PM
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STEPHANIE MELLEN SOUKESIAN
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Thank you ! Are you saying it could rub a hole, as in the broken fan could hit the same spot over and over and eventually cause the hole ? That in itself wild delay the problem wouldn't it ? I understand that no one can answer my question with absolute certainty without seeing the car. I just want to know if it's possible. I cannot find any other reason for the broken fan. Also, the hot , burning smell was not oil. I'm not a car girl, but I've been around engines for quite some time and am very familiar with the smell of burning oil.
Aug 25, 2016 at 11:01 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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Yes the blade hitting over and over could do that or a blade strike at high speed hitting the radiator.Really hard to say without really seeing what actually happened.
Aug 26, 2016 at 12:30 PM