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YNV_M3
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 Posted - 30 May 2007 : 11:10:31 AM
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hey just wondering if anyone can help my engine fan isnt spinning when the car is in park and ideling i tried changing fuses and that didnt help any info would be great cheers
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nodg
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Posted - 30 May 2007 : 11:43:06 AM
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| turn your air conditioning on and see if the fan spins, if it doesnt it will be either a loose wire on the fan plug which is located beside the left of your radiator, or a burnt out motor. if it works with aircon on but not when the temp reaches half way, look at the coolant sensor. and try changing relays over(switch with horn relay) |
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nodg
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Posted - 30 May 2007 : 11:44:08 AM
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| and by the way i wouldnt drive anywhere whilst the problems still there |
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YNV_M3
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Posted - 30 May 2007 : 1:06:56 PM
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ok im new to relays wtf are they and yeah wouldnt start with aircon on at all
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nodg
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Posted - 30 May 2007 : 1:52:13 PM
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| in your fuse box under the bonnet you'll see square blocks, change the horn one with the engine fan one and see if that helps. otherwise its 4 bolts which are located on the back of the radiator, undo all the fan shroud bolts and the unclip the plug which is connected to the fan motor it will be to the left of your radiator just above the battery you cant miss it. you should also wiggle or push the plug together to see if it engages it. but sounds like your next stop is the wreckers. |
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Edited by - nodg on 30 May 2007 1:54:20 PM |
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YNV_M3
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Posted - 30 May 2007 : 2:10:54 PM
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| the fan is actually spinning when i connect it straight to a spare battery i have laying round is it possible to somehow wire it up so the fan only spins when car is running ? |
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YNV_M3
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Posted - 30 May 2007 : 2:15:06 PM
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| if i connect it to accessories the fan will run with them on hey ? |
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nodg
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Posted - 30 May 2007 : 2:28:46 PM
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if the fuse and relay are good and the fan works on a donor battery, you need to see a sparky because there is most likely a loose or hot wire somewhere. you can hook up to accesories, but the fan will work nonstop if your sitting there listening to music without the motor running. you can hook it up to the ignition pigtail but i think a sparky needs to look at it, could be an earthing problem or like i said a hot wire(wires rubbing together or earthing out, did you check the plug to the fan or what? just play with the wires a bit and if its no good a sparky would not charge much as they pinpoint problems with their multimetres quite quickly.
let me know what it was |
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Edited by - nodg on 30 May 2007 2:29:55 PM |
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Posted - 30 May 2007 : 2:31:40 PM
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no problem ill keep you posted + ill hook it up to accessories so i wont listen to music while off anymore or untill its fixed cheers
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YNV_M3
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Posted - 30 May 2007 : 2:34:14 PM
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| should i run a fuse to the power of the fan so i dont blow the fan ? |
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nodg
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Posted - 30 May 2007 : 2:55:22 PM
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| that would be safest, hook it up to the ON position (reds) instead of accesories, either that or you can have the wires coming into the cab whereever is easiest accesible, attach a button to the wires so you can manually turn it on or off when the motor reaches operating temperature. best bet is the sparky though i must say. |
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Posted - 30 May 2007 : 2:56:21 PM
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| also its basically if running from accessories its accessories for(power positive) and (ground metal or negative terminal of battery) ? |
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nodg
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Posted - 30 May 2007 : 3:28:32 PM
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| i did this with the accessory wire from my amp, take the shroud off from behind the steering wheel, the theres a very tiny screw thast hold the ignition 'pigtail' to the ignition barrel. once its off try some differant combinations with a paperclip until you find positive and negative, so what im saying is positive and negative is accesible from the ignition. the way your car works is that when your turn your key to accesories or 'ON' its basically closing a switch and making a complete circuit. and obviously everything that is available on accesories, is available through the ON switch. i realise i might not explain enough so ask whatever you need to get your car on the road again. |
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Posted - 30 May 2007 : 6:22:43 PM
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| mine only comes on wene my engine is hot thormo fan that the only fan there is there isent a fan that stays on |
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nodg
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Posted - 31 May 2007 : 03:35:49 AM
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| but it doesnt come on even with air con. |
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trizo
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Posted - 31 May 2007 : 6:54:03 PM
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| be careful having the fan rewired to the dash !! reson being the fan draws a hell of a lot of power and if u mess up , it may run but will smoke your electrics! melt the lot!!! |
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Posted - 31 May 2007 : 6:55:13 PM
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| 1 more thing chek ya thermo sensor its locater behind and below the t/b, should b a little blue slide on plug! |
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nodg
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Posted - 31 May 2007 : 10:04:23 PM
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| hes already checked it i think |
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trizo
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Posted - 31 May 2007 : 10:22:36 PM
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ya think?
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YNV_M3
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Posted - 17 Jun 2007 : 1:35:27 PM
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| yeah i checked that a while ago sorry for no posts and yeah i am just getting a machanic to check it out thanks for the help u guys it is really appreciated :) cheers |
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