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  • freeride53
    R3V OG
    • Jul 2007
    • 11972

    #1

    Fan stuck on! Won't turn off!

    As the title states, a few days ago I went to start up my car in the morning and the cooling fan came on. Weird, cause it wasn't even warm yet.

    The fan is suddenly stuck on and won't turn off.

    Like literally, if I go and turn on my car at any time of the day, with cool engine, the fan will come on when I flip my key to accessory.

    Bad t-stat? What does R3V think? I rarely used to hear my aux fan come on. Now it won't turn off!

    1991 BMW 318i (Old Shell RIP, Now Being Re-shelled & Reborn)
    1983 Peugeot 505 STI
    1992 Volvo 240 Wagon
    2009 Toyota 4Runner SR5 Sport 4WD
  • roguetoaster
    R3V OG
    • Jan 2012
    • 7753

    #2
    Is your A/C button depressed? Try replacing the switch for it if that is not the case. New ones are not overly expensive.

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    • freeride53
      R3V OG
      • Jul 2007
      • 11972

      #3
      Nope! Tried that .. it's off alright.

      1991 BMW 318i (Old Shell RIP, Now Being Re-shelled & Reborn)
      1983 Peugeot 505 STI
      1992 Volvo 240 Wagon
      2009 Toyota 4Runner SR5 Sport 4WD

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      • Ether-D
        R3VLimited
        • Sep 2011
        • 2838

        #4
        Bad thermostat on radiator or stuck relay (less likely...)?
        Originally posted by Andy.B
        Whenever I am about to make a particularly questionable decision regarding a worryingly cheap diy solution, I just ask myself, "What would Ether-D do?"
        1987 325iS m30b34 Muscle car (Engine electrical phase)
        ~~~~~~~~~~
        I was born on 3/25…
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        • uturn
          E30 Modder
          • Dec 2010
          • 987

          #5
          Check that aux fan switch on the radiator?

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          • freeride53
            R3V OG
            • Jul 2007
            • 11972

            #6
            Originally posted by Ether-D
            Bad thermostat on radiator or stuck relay (less likely...)?
            Originally posted by uturn
            Check that aux fan switch on the radiator?
            Will check these out when I get home today, better beleive it!

            1991 BMW 318i (Old Shell RIP, Now Being Re-shelled & Reborn)
            1983 Peugeot 505 STI
            1992 Volvo 240 Wagon
            2009 Toyota 4Runner SR5 Sport 4WD

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            • AndrewBird
              The Mad Scientist
              • Oct 2003
              • 11892

              #7
              Unplugging the wiring harness from the temp switch will tell you if it is the switch or not. If it turns off, then it is the switch. If it stays running, I'd say it was a stuck relay or the AC switch is shorted somehow.

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