Fix bad connection with low fan or powertrain module?
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Fix bad connection with low fan or powertrain module?
Ok.... I just had a diagnostic test done today... The diagnostic computer at first was not reading my firebird... Here I was thinking the worst... crap now I was thinking I had a bad problem with my computer.
But you know I knew eva was always a good car and never had ne problems except maybe minor interior or headlight malfunctons... Neways It turned out it was just a bad fuse in the main fuse connection line.... Thank you lord..lol neways... The only thing wrong is a bad connection with the low fan.... or possibly but unlikely the powertrain module connection.... Which I hope is not the case.... :-I Soooo finally I get to the ?????????????????????
How would I get to the fan to take it apart and put it back to clean the connection/...... Hoping this is the only thing i have to do??[
But you know I knew eva was always a good car and never had ne problems except maybe minor interior or headlight malfunctons... Neways It turned out it was just a bad fuse in the main fuse connection line.... Thank you lord..lol neways... The only thing wrong is a bad connection with the low fan.... or possibly but unlikely the powertrain module connection.... Which I hope is not the case.... :-I Soooo finally I get to the ?????????????????????
How would I get to the fan to take it apart and put it back to clean the connection/...... Hoping this is the only thing i have to do??[
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yah it had to do with one of these....
P0480 Cooling Fan 1 Control Circuit Malfunction
P0481 Cooling Fan 2 Control Circuit Malfunction
P0482 Cooling Fan 3 Control Circuit Malfunction
P0485 Cooling Fan Power/Ground Circuit Malfunction cant remember which one it threw!!! but so far thats the only code its ever had a prob....
More specifaclly the "low fan" ?? there seems to be a connection problem like maybe the signals arnt always being sent properly to turn on the cooling fan.... What i needed to know was I need to take apart the fan and put it back together.... try and clean up the connection see if theres corrosion..... So I need to know where to locate the fan first... Seems I dont know where to look!!! ;-P so hope this makes sense now....lol
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P0480 Cooling Fan 1 Control Circuit Malfunction
P0481 Cooling Fan 2 Control Circuit Malfunction
P0482 Cooling Fan 3 Control Circuit Malfunction
P0485 Cooling Fan Power/Ground Circuit Malfunction cant remember which one it threw!!! but so far thats the only code its ever had a prob....
More specifaclly the "low fan" ?? there seems to be a connection problem like maybe the signals arnt always being sent properly to turn on the cooling fan.... What i needed to know was I need to take apart the fan and put it back together.... try and clean up the connection see if theres corrosion..... So I need to know where to locate the fan first... Seems I dont know where to look!!! ;-P so hope this makes sense now....lol
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Each fan has an electrical connector if that's what your wanting to check - don't think there's a need to take the fans apart, or even if that's possible? Looked up the codes and only recognize the first two - don't know your year so looked at www.gearchatter.com for a 2K model. Visit their site maybe you can find the answer there.
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cool!
yah you were def a help... very awesome! My firebird is a 99 so alot of that makes sense... to some extent... Thanks sooo much your totally cool!
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