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Radiator cooling fan kaput......i think?

Hagus72
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hi All

 

so i think we may have sussed what has been causing the overheating issues on my sons 1.25 2013 fiesta. When left running for a while the radiator fan does not seem to kick in. So in the end i disconnected it and ran a 12 volt feed from the battery directly to it. Am i guessing right that this should have kicked the fan in if it was working OK?

If it is kaput........is this quite a common thing on these little motors?

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    The fan works on a 12Volt supply? Yes?   Then the fan is ok so there might well be a temperature sensor that has given in or lost its wire.  It is pretty common  on most cars. 

    No? The fan's motor has called it a day. It gets some pretty rotten working conditions and again, it is a fault that affects most makes.

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    Cheers mate

     

    Yes it is option 2......does not work with 12v supplied to it 

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    Does it spin freely when you push the blades with your hand?   If not, then it might just need some wd40 and getting it to free off.

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    Free as a bird mate yes 👍 

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