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01-02-2015, 01:52 PM | #1 |
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When should the radiator fan turn on?
At what temp does the radiator fan turn on? And is that water temp or oil temp? I ask because I have both and I was out today and stopped at a friends place but left the car running. It was about 30 min (took longer then I thought).. Come out and find the water temp at 225 and oil temp at about 160. Now I'm not sure if water temps that high (switched over from muscle cars) are normal.
I installed the water temp in the upper radiator hose which I think is the inlet to the radiator prior to cooling. I drove home which is only about 5 miles and the water temp went down to 190. When I got home I let it idle for about 10 min and saw it go back up to about 225. The radiator fan never came on and I find that strange.
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Try turning your AC on to max and see if it comes on then, mine hasn't came on either lately but it's been really cold outside.
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I just tried that and no fan. Anyone know where the fan relay is?
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With max cool mode on the jb4
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Am I wrong or do these N54 engines run that hot? I'm use to seeing 180 - 195 temps worst case (I have always had muscle cars).
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The 220 is the coolant temp at the return hose. My oil temp has never been a problem and normally will not go above 180.
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Is low as hell for oil.
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The OE fan relay is in the "white box" in the back of the engine bay on the passenger side where the ECU is located. Give me a minute and I'll try to find a picture and/or part number.
The fan is two speed. If stopped in traffic, I hear the fan kick into its highest speed when the water temp hits 223 degrees. I can't really hear the fan at its lowest speed even when standing in front of the car, but if you open the hood you can see/feel it running. |
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The fan relay is part number 61366901469.
In the picture, the fan relay is on the right side of the picture, tucked under some of the wires. It's the black relay with tiny white numbers on it. |
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Thanks much man !!!!
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Yeah, 180 - 190 is the typical oil temps I see under normal driving.
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Is that halfway between the 160 and 250? My car typically runs just a little past halfway between those two. Which I calculated to like 200-210. On a hot summer day it will be 230-250 though.
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I have a water temp gauge installed in the upper Radiator hose. Your looking at the oil temp.
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Oh and I have the oil bypass mod done so the oil is running through the oil cooler all the time. My car does not get driven in the winter.
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