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Old 10-27-2022 | 05:50 PM
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Radiator fan inop

When I turn on my A/C my radiator fan does not come on. 40 amp fuse is new and the relay is good, the diode is also good.. The fan is new as the old one died. I can jump the relay and the fan runs. The A/C compressor is running. The relay is getting power on two legs. Could the old fan caused a problem in my ECU? I have tried everything I know and can't fix it. Seems something is not telling the relay to energize.
Old 10-27-2022 | 06:48 PM
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The cooling fan control module or the cooling fan controller are suspected
did the new fan come with the controller?
Old 10-27-2022 | 06:59 PM
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Your fan may not have needed replacing. The module may be the problem.
Old 10-27-2022 | 07:54 PM
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It's a2.4, what module?
Does it come on at 220F? There is a wire (Dark Green) from the fan switch to the BCM that signals the AC is on.
Old 10-27-2022 | 08:03 PM
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I haven't gotten it hot enough to see but I drove it 30 miles and the temperature was normal. I am suspecting the computer but I'm not sure.
Old 10-27-2022 | 08:15 PM
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Where is the body control module located?
Old 10-27-2022 | 08:30 PM
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I haven't gotten it hot enough to see but I drove it 30 miles and the temperature was normal. I am suspecting the computer but I'm not sure.
WHY?
The BCM is the fuse box in the cabin.
Old 10-27-2022 | 09:38 PM
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WHY?
The BCM is the fuse box in the cabin.
I just don't know where to go next. So a wire goes from the blower switch to the BCM and then from there to the ECU and then to the fan relay? The switches seem to be working right, the a/c light comes on normal so I assume the switches are good. Where do I go next? It was working fine until my wife took it through the car wash, then it quit. I checked the HVAC relay in the cabin fuse box and all the fuses. Looks like if I ground the green wire from the switch the fan should come on? I'll get back to my shop tomorrow afternoon or Sunday and I will start tracing wires again.
Old 10-27-2022 | 10:39 PM
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I was trying to explain why my question about 220F was important. The question being is it the AC or the temperature or both that don't work.
Do you often monitor the cooling fan? How do you know it was working before the car wash?
The AC compressor will not turn on unless the blower is on, the Dark Green wire tells the computer that the blower is on. Probably not important here.
You could hot wire the cooling fan to see if it works. I suspect an error in installation.
The Dark Green wire from the ECM to the cooling fan relay turns the fan on and off It depends on several inputs.
Old 10-28-2022 | 07:23 AM
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Are you talking about the radiator cooling fan ? Or the HVAC blower fan?


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