I had the radiator cleaned,then to find the fan doesnt kick in when engine is hot.I am told with these cars the fan is of major importance for cooling.I can drive about 6km from cold before it overheats.(If I keep going this way I am sure I will crack the head!).Also a fuse appears to be missing in the fuse link from the battery terminal(it is the fan fuse).I have a basic 1992 1.3 litre model(Australian) and I realise not all fuses are needed in this one,but is the fan fuse?I would just put one in but it is a big fuse ,a type i have never seen-and I have no idea of the cost.Could it be some wiring that is a common problem with these cars that is causing the fan not to work,or is it just a dead fan?The rest of the cooling system seems fine.no oil in radiator or water in oil.Exhaust is clear,and engine runs smoothly.I would appreciate any advice.-----Give me a Toyota anyday LOL!!!(and a RWD! LOL even harder)
2006-11-28 12:18:25 · 7 answers · asked by pointy 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
maybe the fan cluth is stuck
2006-11-28 12:26:59 · answer #1 · answered by enano 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a jumper wire and hook it from the ungrounded terminal of your fan to the positive terminal of the battery. If it comes on your fan is fine. If not the fan is bad, replace it.
It could be a fuse, or it could be the sensor that is supposed to turn it on when it reaches a certain temperature. It really shouldn't overheat though, even without the fan running, while you are running down the road, since there will enough air moving through the radiator while moving to keep it cool. Usually when the fan doesn't come on it only overheats when stopped and at idle.
But yes indeed, if you run it too hot for too long you will warp the heads, so please have it looked at. Whatever the cost it will be less than the tow and the new engine.
2006-11-28 12:31:10 · answer #2 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Replace the fuse first if that don't work then go to step two. Try to run a wire from the positive battery post and check the fan as to whether or not it works, if it works the fan is good and you may have a short. To check it unplug the fan wires, use two wires one to the positive from the battery then the next one to the ground, if the fan works you may have a wiring problem. A toggle switch might buy some time and save the engine. Use two long wires one black for ground and red for positive run them inside to a toggle switch be sure to tape the wires unless you use connecting pins, you can use a toggle switch to drive it , when the temp gos up flip the toggle switch on and the fan will run until you turn it off, and put a 15amp fuse on the wires from the positive post to the toggle switch, if you don't turn it off it will run the battery down. The toggle switch will buy you some time until you can find a good electrical technican to properly it.
Good Luck and GOD Bless
2006-11-28 12:39:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fan is shorted out. It may or may not be the missing fuse. But a short is just like a break in a water line. The fan isn't working and that's why. The fan is shorted out and that missing fuse may be why. A short is just an open or break in an electrical circuit. A missing fuse causes the same. Just check these out. But the fan isn't working and that's why you overheat. Since it's electric it is a short. Since it is electric it is just like a water line. You just check until you find the break. If your lucky it will be that missing big fuse and a new one will get the fan spinning along.
2006-11-28 12:38:52 · answer #4 · answered by Marc h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thermo Fan Switch
2016-10-22 11:52:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
check the carbon stone on the fan. You have to open it all and take it out. That s what I did with mine, the fan works but it will not turn normally it is because of the contact. My brother replaced the carbon, it was shorter than normal. This causes the fan not to properly turn, due to weak power or totally the contact is broken. We have to replace it with a new one and solded the wires. It s like new. No need to buy the whole assembly.
2016-09-13 15:02:11 · answer #6 · answered by Ancher 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both the radiator cooling fan motor is lengthy gone out, the cooling fan relay is defective or the radiator cooling fan temperature sensor or its wiring circuit is defective. that's likewise brought about by air wallet by the temperature sensor from low coolant. First examine the coolant element to be sensible there are not any air wallet contained in the gadget. examine the fan itself by energizing it outdoors its established circuit. If the the fan works, then examine the relay for the circuit to be sensible it operates and there is not any resistance on the relays last circuit. If the relay is reliable then examine the radiator fan coolant temperature sensor that it operates to specs. If the sensor is reliable look into the coolant temperature sensor wiring for open or damaged wires by checking the resistance from the circuit and examine for computing device voltage to the sensor. If the circuit has one twine grounding the connector on the sensor end might want to turn on the fan and if a 2 twine circuit ending up or last the circuit on the sensor connector end will also turn on the fan.
2016-11-29 21:59:11 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋