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Old May 19, 2014 | 09:50 PM
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02 Z06 Driver side fan does not come on but passenger one does. Even if I turn the ac on still just the passenger comes on checked all fuses and even swapped the two relays and still doesn't come on can someone help me
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Old May 19, 2014 | 09:59 PM
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Is the fan still bolted to the motor?
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Yes they are still in the car
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Old May 19, 2014 | 10:02 PM
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I may be talking out my a$$ but I read that this could be fixed by adding freon but my tech said he thought it was the actuator, or something that soundedlikethat.
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Old May 19, 2014 | 10:35 PM
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That's if the compressor won't kick on usually. Does the ac still work?


And I'm not asking if the fans are in the car or not. I have seen where the plastic fan comes unbolted from the electric motor in the shroud. The motor will spin but the fan doesn't. But the motor isn't loud enough to hear over everything else, it'll just look like the fan doesn't work
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Old May 20, 2014 | 05:27 AM
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The temp really only starts to go to 230 with the ac on but i know when u turn the ac on both fans are supposed to be on and its just the passenger with ac off in bumper to bumper traffic 220 so far and that day it was 70f I'm going to get under the car and check the fan motor when I pop the hood I spun the fan and it moved freely but I'm going to get under there and check if it is attached to the motor
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Originally Posted by Ready Z06
The temp really only starts to go to 230 with the ac on but i know when u turn the ac on both fans are supposed to be on and its just the passenger with ac off in bumper to bumper traffic 220 so far and that day it was 70f I'm going to get under the car and check the fan motor when I pop the hood I spun the fan and it moved freely but I'm going to get under there and check if it is attached to the motor
wifes car had that same fan go bad and the end result wasn't pretty you NEED both fans.....the stock fans are fairly cheap to replace or you can upgrade and buy the SPAL fans from Dewitts....
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wifes car had that same fan go bad and the end result wasn't pretty you NEED both fans.....the stock fans are fairly cheap to replace or you can upgrade and buy the SPAL fans from Dewitts....
I had my passenger side fan go out and had the same issue. I went and did the Dewitts SPAL fan upgrade and now have zero issues of cooling. These fans work great but they are not quiet. They move a lot of air.
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Just checked this morning they both work at low speed but when they go to high speed the driver side stops
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Originally Posted by RedRiderZR1
These fans work great but they are not quiet. They move a lot of air.
to put it mildly
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Originally Posted by Ready Z06
Just checked this morning they both work at low speed but when they go to high speed the driver side stops
relay??
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I swapped around the relays for cooling fan 1 & 2 still just passenger fan runs on high speed not sure where else to check
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The fans do go bad... they are not designed to run all the time. some people lower their fan lower their fan setting below the thermostat rating and that leaves the fans wanting to stay on. this practice will burn out the fans. the simplest way is to take out the fan, or apply 12 V to that fan directly to see if the fan is still functioning. If you apply 12V and nothing happens the fan is bad
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