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Offline Jayy26

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radiator not working
« on: July 24, 2015, 04:56:56 pm »
my radiator fans dont come on now and when the car is stationery for a while with the engine on, my coolant light comes on but if i switch it off it bubbles out..so i have to take it for a small drive then its fine, Ive checked fuse 38

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Re: radiator not working
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2015, 05:23:22 pm »
Have you checked the relays? There's some which are quite common for blowing.

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Re: radiator not working
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2015, 05:56:43 pm »
I can't remember if you can use a voltmeter go test the fans in with, but that's worth reading up on too.

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Re: radiator not working
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2015, 08:03:25 pm »
relay 1 gets quite hot tbh ? i cant be bothered with replacing so many parts to find a solution ha  :scared:
was going to get my mate to pop and see if his vcds will run the fans but will that let me know any better?

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Re: radiator not working
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2015, 09:38:35 pm »
It may tell you what is not working, but chances are it'll just say the fans aren't operating like they should and you'll have to fault chase regardless. Relays shouldn't get hot really, that to me is a sign it's faulty.

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Re: radiator not working
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2015, 10:01:54 pm »
ive tried switching the relays and there doing the exact same..
the codes did go but came back..also my car refused the vcds to start the fans  :confused:
Ill post my fault codes up when he sends them across

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Re: radiator not working
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2015, 08:57:48 am »
Have you checked that the fans can actually rotate in the housing but turning them by hand?

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Re: radiator not working
« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2015, 12:54:20 pm »
yeh the fans are very free mate