Fan on after shut down, how long?
06-06-2008, 09:25 PM
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Fan on after shut down, how long?
Just wondering how long do your fans run after shut down?
Should I sit in the car and let it idle a bit before shutting it off?
Should I sit in the car and let it idle a bit before shutting it off?
06-06-2008, 11:38 PM
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it will shut off when the motor is cool enough just let it go i let mine go and just go in the apt...if you go out like 2 hours late and it's still on then i would go to a dealer but if it's like a couple minutes you're cool
06-07-2008, 03:18 AM
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Thats why I did like others did in the forum and went to an oversized aftermarket radiator, went as far as drilling relief holes in the tsat to get the needed water flow thats obviously killing engines time and time again from overheating. wirekit the fans to energize together helps, the hot climate here on the gulf coast sometimes gets brutal unforgiving, thats why I have a backup plan to releive the heat....CO2 cannistered shorts that deploy to cool my ***. heh it works........
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06-07-2008, 10:20 AM
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06-07-2008, 10:29 AM
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I have yet to have the fan stay on it has been so cold this year... Some cars do this a lot and other's don't. Our Honda did it like a maniac and our Subaru never does it.
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06-07-2008, 12:04 PM
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lol, there should be a sticky about this. Every person new to the 8 freaks out when that fan comes on. Its louder than when the car is running lol.
06-07-2008, 12:30 PM
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I freaked out more when Jiffy Lube did my oil and the differential was dripping all over my driveway. They didn't clean up the mess they left behind, I ended up going to the dealer about it too...
06-07-2008, 01:51 PM
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Let the fans run they'll turn off. I wouldn't worry until the day they actually do drain your battery and you have to push start it. then I'd get a new battery.
06-07-2008, 02:24 PM
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06-08-2008, 02:11 AM
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with the mazsport fan mod, it turns on more often while driving so when i shut off it doesnt need to stay on for too long. usually less than 30 seconds even after hard driving.
06-08-2008, 03:54 AM
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06-08-2008, 08:53 AM
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Sitting there idling is just defeating the purpose. As everyone else has said, jut let it do its job - it knows when to shut off.
And yes, most radiator fans have been working this way since the fan belt went the way of the Dodo.
btw: my wife's iMac fan was running at high speed for a long time last night (cool indoor ambient despite our heat wave at the moment), but a simple SMC (ROM) reset did the trick. Horse of a different feather, but related.
And yes, most radiator fans have been working this way since the fan belt went the way of the Dodo.
btw: my wife's iMac fan was running at high speed for a long time last night (cool indoor ambient despite our heat wave at the moment), but a simple SMC (ROM) reset did the trick. Horse of a different feather, but related.
06-08-2008, 12:22 PM
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Yesterday was the first time I heard mine run. Then again, it did set a new record here yesterday (101, ugh!). Kinda funny because I had just read this thread on Friday. Yeah, it's loud, almost as loud as the engine! Doesn't bother me; just funny to hear.