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Old 07-05-2007, 08:59 PM   #1
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Temps here as of late have been really hot upper 90's with humidex feels well past 100. Today brought my baby out for a scream.........got her to redline a few times and was having fun. Looked at temp gauge and it never reached midway point. When I got home parked her in the garage and shut her off. The fan engaged which I knew to be normal on a day like today. Hung around with garage oppened and noticed after a lengthy time fan was still running. Got to a point where I thought my battery was going to get drained so I poped the hood and pulled the cover of to get better ventilation.............Fan stoped a few minutes afterwards. I say all in all it remained running close to 13 min. Just wondering if anyone had experienced this before and if it's normal. Thnx Guys
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Old 07-05-2007, 09:05 PM   #2
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This is normal, let the car shut the fan down when it wants to.
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Old 07-05-2007, 09:07 PM   #3
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It's normal. I freaked out as well. Do a search next time or you'll get flamed.
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Old 07-05-2007, 09:13 PM   #4
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Good ol' Fan. Next time it does that, tell your car Thank you.
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temp gauge = idiot gauge.
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Old 07-05-2007, 10:46 PM   #6
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mine did it today, first time I ever noticed it.
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Old 07-06-2007, 01:40 AM   #7
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Let me get this straight..

It was warmer than usual outside, you beat on the car, and the fan stayed on LONGER than normal?!?!?!?!?!


It sounds to me like your car got a little warmer than usual! This is an outrage! SUE MAZDA!



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thatz normal, it happens to me a lot more now cause my car now is turbo'ed and i have installed the mazsport cooling kit..
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Old 07-06-2007, 02:07 AM   #9
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Temps here as of late have been really hot upper 90's
oh man! i wish it were upper 90s here...it gets upwards of 120 in nevada

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Why are so many people surprised when the fan stays on? My '75 VW Rabbit did the same thing. I would've thought many cars had this feature by now, but I guess not.
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Old 07-06-2007, 07:49 AM   #11
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I've been noticing that my fan doesn't come on after I park, even on a hot day (it has a few times in the past, but not recently). Has anyone heard of a malfunction with the fan?

The other thing is that I make sure to let the car cool down considerably after Ive driven hard. I'll will typically stay below ~4k rpm for a couple of mins before I park, and I try to cruise at least 45-50 mph or so in 5th or 6th gear at some point during the cool down time to allow for plenty of fresh air flow.
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The best is when my freind leaves the house, then walks back in to say, I think your car is still on lol. This not only happened to me once but twice, with someone else. priceless
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Old 07-06-2007, 12:36 PM   #13
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+1 ive had multiple people tell me that, even the technician at discount tire =)
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