 Fan Relay Sensor, need help! |
 Sep 2, 2010 - 10:03 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Apr 8, '10 From Las Vegas Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
well, my 97' gt began giving me trouble today for the first time since i've had it. (nov2009)
my temp went up to three quarters on the way to school, i thought it might be cause i was low on coolant. i came home after school, waited a little for my radiator to cool down, refilled the coolant. then i go to drive to walmart, and my temp gauge started going up again. later on at home i let it idle for a while... my temp started rising again and realized my fans weren't activating. i checked the fan fuse, its good. so i'm guessing its the fan relay sensor? but i can't seem to find it, or any diagrams of where it might be. any help please! thanks in advance  |
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Sep 4, 2010 - 9:30 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 8, '10 From Las Vegas Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
oo okay, i didn't know about the flow, but i now understand there can be a flow with a bad thermostat.
but do you guys still think its the thermostat when my fans don't activate at all? i let my car idle, they don't activate i drive it, my temp starts going up, and they still don't activate ahhhh help! 
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Sep 6, 2010 - 10:01 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 19, '08 From Michigan Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (75%) |
Yes his thermostat could be stuck. Worth replacing.
Now somebody explain to me how a stuck thermostat can cause his fan to stay off. What he's asking for is the location of the temp switch/sensor that controls the fan relay. Sorry, I don't know the location. |
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Sep 6, 2010 - 11:24 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '04 From Newport, RI Currently Offline Reputation: 63 (99%) |
QUOTE (dgbldr @ Sep 6, 2010 - 11:01 PM)  Yes his thermostat could be stuck. Worth replacing. Now somebody explain to me how a stuck thermostat can cause his fan to stay off. What he's asking for is the location of the temp switch/sensor that controls the fan relay. Sorry, I don't know the location. it's in the fuse/relay box in the bay, as d-man already said. to answer your question, the temp sensor for the guage cluster is on the water neck connected to the engine. The temp sensor for the fans is on the bottom of the radiator. now, if your thermostat is bad/stuck closed and not allowing cool water to circulate through the engine then the engine overheats and the guage tells you. When this happens the cool water is still in the radiator and the fan temp sensor (connected to the bottom of the radiator) does not tell the fans to kick on. so again, change you thermostat, it's bad. -------------------- |
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DJim Fan Relay Sensor Sep 2, 2010 - 10:03 PM
Batman722 change you thremostat, it's bad. Sep 2, 2010 - 11:12 PM DJim it can't be the thermostat, because there is s... Sep 4, 2010 - 6:12 AM mkernz22 the thermostat can be bad and you can still have a... Sep 4, 2010 - 11:40 AM D-Man To answer you question- Fan1 is @ the main fuse pa... Sep 4, 2010 - 2:36 PM
DJim QUOTE (dgbldr @ Sep 6, 2010 - 11:01 ... Sep 6, 2010 - 11:06 PM dgbldr Wow, 2 water temp sensors! That certainly expl... Sep 7, 2010 - 12:29 AM
mkernz22 QUOTE (dgbldr @ Sep 7, 2010 - 1:29 A... Sep 7, 2010 - 9:03 AM DEATH You really should Listen to Batman [and D-Man in t... Sep 7, 2010 - 11:51 AM DJim i appreciate you explaining twice batman,
i'm... Sep 7, 2010 - 5:34 PM Batman722 no prob man, I'm here to help. Sep 7, 2010 - 9:45 PM njccmd2002 D-man was right, and giving good advice? wow... i... Sep 8, 2010 - 1:18 AM DEATH QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Sep 8, 2010 - 1... Sep 8, 2010 - 10:49 AM |
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