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mav

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19th Feb 05 at 20:21

Got a 1.0l fan for the XE today....(lee says best ones for fitment)
I had a spare connector under bonnet that plugged right in..looks to be coming from rad.
Let car tick over with fan plugged in upto just over 100Deg but fan didn't kick in so guess it's the wrong plug.

Going to try and fit fan and wire a switch right into dash so I can turn it on manually when I want..

best way to go about this?????

Also got slight oil leak,..when car was ticking over had a look underneath and oil dripping from Oil filter bottom and a few drops from sump plug....So will get it into garage on monday and get it sorted hopefully..

Fitted my CC handles as well today..They are a wee bit dull and orangey so going to t-cut and polish to see if they come up better...

still waiting on
rear light and momo interior bits...and source a drivers seat...
got 2 front jacking poin covers and getting 2 rear ones tomorrow...so going to spray them up (cheers eck)

need to get tigerseal too for skirts so sealed right along...

Rhino

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19th Feb 05 at 21:02

Glad to see you got a fan... i would be scared with out one!!

How far after 100 deg did it go... cant remember when mine kicks in..

Coming together mate...

Kerry

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19th Feb 05 at 21:22

The fan never used to cut in on the Civic so it over heated really easy

Me and Warren wired it straight into a headlight so could be turned on with lights

Steve Smith

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19th Feb 05 at 22:53

Fan switch should kick in at about 92C

AdamF

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19th Feb 05 at 23:07

try replacing the fan switch in the rad or check that it is plugged in

if you look at the front of the car it is on the left side of the rad at the bottom on the side of it

infinitycorsa

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19th Feb 05 at 23:15

just wire the fan on a switch on the dash if need be. :S

[Edited on 19-02-2005 by infinitycorsa]

mav

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19th Feb 05 at 23:46

cheers guys..

lol good idea kerry.

I'll look for switch on rad...but probably will just wire a seperate switch in dash...

Colin

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20th Feb 05 at 00:02

Dont you have a Plug coming from the bi-met strip thingy (

) on the bottom if the radiator - that should go to fan shouldnt it???

mav

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20th Feb 05 at 00:08

dunno..you can have a look tomorrow

Colin

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20th Feb 05 at 00:09

Ok long dong...i'll have a look tomorrow

corb

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20th Feb 05 at 00:11

cool running fan switch, VFR-245, its a Motorquip part no. fan switch for a fiat. Cuts in at 92* and out at 87*.

mav

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20th Feb 05 at 00:13

deal kolin...i'm bringing the fan with me....(it's on backseat anyway)

cheers corb..need to look into it...

mav

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20th Feb 05 at 15:54

Rhino/eck

the fuse is in place and looks ok for the fan?

fuck knows really.............

Colin

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20th Feb 05 at 15:59

Isnt there a temp sensor sender type thing on bottom left of the radiator? There was on my GSi this went straight to the fan motor and when it buggered up on mine I just looped it so it ran all the time

mav

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20th Feb 05 at 16:03

If looking from the front.
at bottom lhs of rad there is a temp sensor with 2 wires coming out of it....very short wires though...

You think this gets plugged right into fan motor?????? and what else?

Colin

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20th Feb 05 at 16:06

quote:
Originally posted by mav
If looking from the front.
at bottom lhs of rad there is a temp sensor with 2 wires coming out of it....very short wires though...

You think this gets plugged right into fan motor?????? and what else?

Yes thats the bi-metalic strip fan sender unit - I had to replace this on mine when it stopped working - iirc that should be it

the 2 varient metals contact when the heat makes them expand thus providing the electrical contact and boom on comes your fan

Colin

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20th Feb 05 at 16:08

quote:
Originally posted by mav
If looking from the front.
at bottom lhs of rad there is a temp sensor with 2 wires coming out of it....very short wires though...

You think this gets plugged right into fan motor?????? and what else?

Try connecting that up, if it still doesnt work then try looping the circuit together with a length of wire - if it comes on then the sensor units fucked

mav

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20th Feb 05 at 16:08

Coolio.

So these 2 wires to fan motor..Will need to put plug on the end of them....

See if it works..Will have to see how to mount fan now..........

Colin

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20th Feb 05 at 16:12

quote:
Originally posted by mav
Coolio.

So these 2 wires to fan motor..Will need to put plug on the end of them....

See if it works..Will have to see how to mount fan now..........

If theres no plug then some chumps cut it off - either get a new sender unit (couple of quid from halfrauds) or just bodge it with come cable and electrical conection blocks

mav

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20th Feb 05 at 16:13

Yeah no plug on end

Goto halfrauds and ask for a sender unit for rad??? yeah??? see i'm new to this..

could just bodge it with connectors..

Not even tried fan in bay yet to see how it's going to fit...Thin I'll cable tie it on........

Colin

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20th Feb 05 at 16:19

Pah ur useless

Bet I could fit it

Think theres different ones for different rads theres maybe a code on it cant really remember it was like 4 yrs ago I done mine

Deffo think thats what you need to do!!! Id try connecting the fan off the car to those 2 wires and see what happens or do you know anyone with a multimeter???

[Edited on 20-02-2005 by Kolin]

mav

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20th Feb 05 at 16:30

yeah I can get a multimeter fae my work.....

Colin

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20th Feb 05 at 16:35

Check the readings from cold and again when the cars heated to when you would expect the fan to come on - see if the reading changes

mav

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20th Feb 05 at 16:42

I may try this ....cheers col.....really need to get car on a ramp too to get in from underneath quite hard fae the top...

think you should just come and fit it.........

there will be lager involved............

Colin

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20th Feb 05 at 17:04

Hmmm not sure about that 1

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