Thermostat

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Originally Posted by jdm_kid

thermostat is around $40 from honda. dont forget to buy coolant as well.

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actually it's $55, you got it for $40
lol

Hey guys the radiator fan isnt working..

any sugguestions on how to repair? wireing? or motor problem?

Do I have to replace the whole radiator with fan? Or is it an DIY job to get it repaired? Where can I purchase the parts, maybe supercheap? :confused:

umm the fan works with the thermostat right? Thermostat tells the fan when to turn on? or should it always be running??

Thanks in advance guys

the sensor tells the fan to turn on, not the thermostat.
bridge the wires of on the sensor, if the fan doesn't turn on, it's your fan that's dead.
if it does turn on, it's your sensor is dead.

sorry if this is a noob question, but does the fan usually turn on immediately when u start the car? never really took notice... i just started to have some overheating probs too :(

only time i sometimes hear the fan is AFTER i've switched the car off, and it seems like the fan is still going.

No, it dosn't. The fan turns on when the Fan Switch tells it to. You fan switch and fan turn on at a designated water temperature.

The reason you notice your fan on when you turn the car off is because your at a stand still. You have no natural airflow from driving to cool, so therefore your temps go up quickly and your fan comes on.

Look at it this way. Your fan comes on to stop temps from going too high. And your thermostat closes to stop temps getting too low.

Ahh thanks for the info... common sense i guess, hehe.

Hmm, might double check it tonight. Something's off, just gotta work out what it is i guess.

ok, drove home from work and the temp kept sitting about two-thirds hot... have no choice, had to drive today. since it was running hotter then usual, i would have expected the fan to be on, but when i stopped to check, it wasn't...

so if the problem is the fan, what's the source? fuse? completely stuffed fan? hope the fact i just installed a new battery didn't kill anything... :( how do i diagnose the source?

two third is OK. Mine sitting close to half.
If it doesn't go over half, the fan that does the job. So your fan should be working :thumbsup:

If you really worry... just let your car idle.. after around 15mins, the temp needle will be around two third and the fan will kick in.

i'm confused... mine was sitting OVER half, and the fan didn't turn on.

so if that's the case, how do i check if the fan is faulty or the prob is somewhere else? is there a fan fuse? i think there's a fan relay or something in the fuse box, but i got no idea.. thermostat? any help?

Fan dont come on for the following reason (not limited to) -

- Blown radiator fan fuse (under hood fuse box)
- Faulty coolant temperature switch (thermostat housing area)
- Faulty radiator fan relay (under hood fuse box)
- Faulty fan timer relay (under dash, driver side somewhere)
- Faulty wiring (frayed/burned wiring, traced them from the radiator)

turn heater on full blast meanwhile if u really needs to drive around

omg... lol. ok will check all those.

errrm y turn on heater full blast? what does that do?

having the heater on helps your car stay cool.

apart from the temp gauge going up, does the car still feel ok? Might just be a sensor problem.