olliec420
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So the other day I went out and the a/c kept turning itself off. It was nice out so I put down the windows and was going to look at it later. Im about to get to the store sitting at a light and I notice the temp is over 210 (where it normally sits). I turned the heater on and when I started moving the temp went down. At this point I knew it was the fans. I stopped in the parking look and looked and sure enough no fans. Fuses ok. Headed to a friends with heat on and windows down. Looked at it for bit and shut it down. Hung out for a while, reseated the relays. Started it back up and they were working so I went home. Started it this morning and they weren't working so I headed to auto zone to get a relay (fan control relay). They started working on the way, I know this because the A/C came on and stayed on. Someone on reddit told me the system will shut down the a/c if the fans aren't turning when they should.
Thinking back, there was a time over the winter when it a/c wouldn't start and I wasn't really worried about it because it was super cold out so I had the heater on anyway. I didn't notice any rise in coolant temperature then. But this tells me it is an intermittent issue that started while ago and now is much more frequent.
Anyhow, today I got the relay and put it in and they didn't seem to start right away. We tapped on one and it started and then tapped on the other and it started. Could that be coincidence? I dont know. I tried that again and one started and one didn't. Is there a time delay before they come on when starting up, even when engine already hot? Could it not be the relay but the fan assembly itself? What are the chances of both fans crapping out at the same time? Oh yeah, 160k miles. I dont mine getting new fan assembly, I just need to be sure that is going to be the fix. Anyone had this problem?
Thinking back, there was a time over the winter when it a/c wouldn't start and I wasn't really worried about it because it was super cold out so I had the heater on anyway. I didn't notice any rise in coolant temperature then. But this tells me it is an intermittent issue that started while ago and now is much more frequent.
Anyhow, today I got the relay and put it in and they didn't seem to start right away. We tapped on one and it started and then tapped on the other and it started. Could that be coincidence? I dont know. I tried that again and one started and one didn't. Is there a time delay before they come on when starting up, even when engine already hot? Could it not be the relay but the fan assembly itself? What are the chances of both fans crapping out at the same time? Oh yeah, 160k miles. I dont mine getting new fan assembly, I just need to be sure that is going to be the fix. Anyone had this problem?