General Tech Good at troubleshooting? Have a non specific issue? Discuss general tech topics here.

engine fan wont turn off

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 01-25-2009, 01:39 PM
jwelches88's Avatar
Newbie
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 11
Default engine fan wont turn off

my engine fan on my 94 z wont turn off and i dont know if its the relay ( if so where is the relay ) or maybe the a/c relay in the dash might be broke because only the high fan stays on. the fans running like i have the a/c on all the time.
 
  #2  
Old 01-31-2009, 10:29 AM
z28pete's Avatar
Tech Droid
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: North East PA
Posts: 9,215
Default

There are iether 2 or 3 relays involved, depending on which end of the model year run the car was assembled. The relays are located in the under-hood box. They relays are alway controlled by the PCM. There is a possibility that someone bypassed the relays and wired the fan for constant on. (stupid fix for when the fans don't go on). Normally, the AC signals the PCM when it is turned on and the PCM then forces both fans ON, but in your case only one fan goes on, so that would leave the AC out of the picture. Also there could be a short in the control wiring, or a relay is stuck, or relay contacts got welded due to overload.
 

Last edited by z28pete; 01-31-2009 at 10:36 AM.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
justinw23453
70-81 V8 Tech
2
04-25-2011 03:39 PM
gld7
LT1/LT4 Tech
8
02-06-2011 07:04 PM
xXChipXx
LT1/LT4 Tech
24
01-20-2011 11:54 PM
sl1foru
93-02 General
1
01-27-2008 07:22 AM
vicki65
General Tech
1
04-06-2006 03:19 PM



Quick Reply: engine fan wont turn off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:40 PM.