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  • Member For: 14y 5m 1d
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Hi All, just wanted to know if anyone else has issues with the thermo fans not coming on at all. I've been stuck in traffic numerous times on very hot days ( 35 ° + ) and the thermo fans will NOT come on. Surprisingly the temp doesn't pass half way. Also when I turn off the car off the thermo fans still refuse to turn on. Is this normal? Any suggestions please.

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  • Member For: 17y 8m 3d
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  • Location: Brisbane
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Have you checked the fan relays?

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  • Member For: 15y 1m 28d
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Yep they do that... If its not reaching a high enough temp theres no reason for the fans to come on at all. Also if the circuit fails the check engine warning will come up on the dash.

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  • Member For: 13y 10m 18d
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how do you manage that? I have a fg turbo and even when the outside temp was around 23 degrees and I drove the car like a grandma, the thermo fans still kicked on after I turned the car off :S

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  • Member For: 15y 5m 2d
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  • Location: Sydney
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did you happen to get it tuned by someone in sydney?

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  • Member For: 20y 3m 27d
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is the thermostat stock?, fans will only come on when required if working correctly

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  • Member For: 14y 5m 1d
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When my car was stock they use to turn on all the time .now they only turn on if I turn on the AC sometimes.

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Sorry but.... who tuned it?

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  • Member For: 15y 9m 4d
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  • Location: Parramatta, NSW
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Yep they do that... If its not reaching a high enough temp theres no reason for the fans to come on at all. Also if the circuit fails the check engine warning will come up on the dash.

Yeah, it freaked me out the first time it came on. I got my car in the middle of winter and on some random day in early December, there was this odd vibration and noise. Turns out it was the fans, after moving along a bit instead of being in stop-start it stopped and after it happening on other days, I eventually worked it out, lol.

It seems each car is different too. When I was on the Snowy Cruise, my fans never came on even when stopping (low ambient temperature but we were working them hard), as did at least 1 other car. However, other cars the fans would be on and stay on when the ignition was cut. Some only for 30 seconds but one car would stay on for quite a while, at least 60 seconds.

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