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Old May 6, 2008 | 07:44 PM
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I noticed that my fans won't turn on according to my fan settings. I have looked at it with my scan tool and when the car reaches the temp for the fans to come on, they don't. I have a slp manual fan switch and when I turn that switch on the car cools back down to normal.

What should i check to resolve this?



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possibly a relay or a fuse?
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Old May 6, 2008 | 07:52 PM
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Relay. Check both.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 08:31 PM
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How would you go about checking a relay? I tried to put a fan switch on my buddies 95 firebird but he didnt have the c100 connector? There was just one over there and it wasnt the right one. Also he only has 1 fan not 2? Anyone know what I can do.
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I figured it wouldn't be a relay since I can turn them on manually. I will check the fuses out, but how do you check a relay?
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Something else to try is disconnecting the switch and plug the stock connectors back together since it's plug and play to eliminate the SLP switch/harness. Are you getting both high and low speeds?
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I tried unplugging the slp switch and that didn't help. I am getting both low and high speeds. All the fuses looked good, but I havn't checked the relays.
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You can't see if a relay is bad, just swap it out with another....
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If your scan tool can command the fans on you can use this troubleshooting guide: www.gearchatter.com/viewtopic8947.php Have a buddy using the same relays that would let you swap them with theirs one by one?
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Thanks for posting that link. I will swap the relays from my friend's car and see if that changes anything.


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Just replaced the relays and that didn't help. With the car sitting at idle the fans are blowing, but when I am riding around and the temp gets up I can turn the fans on high manually and it will cool down, but the computer will not turn the fans on high.


One question..............with a 180 tstat, hot warm will your car run? Mine is getting up around 210-215. That seems a little high to be driving around on a cool night.
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Originally Posted by bluehawk2
Just replaced the relays and that didn't help. With the car sitting at idle the fans are blowing, but when I am riding around and the temp gets up I can turn the fans on high manually and it will cool down, but the computer will not turn the fans on high.


One question..............with a 180 tstat, hot warm will your car run? Mine is getting up around 210-215. That seems a little high to be driving around on a cool night.
Don't go by the gauge, it sucks.

Just because you have a 180 stat doesn't mean it won't ever go above 180....
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