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Old 08-23-2003, 08:14 PM
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Fan running after shutdown

I was just wondering if anybody else has noticed their cooling fan running for a long time after shutting the engine off.

I parked my car this afternoon, went into a store for about 10-15 minutes, and the damn fan was still running when I came out. It wasn't even that hot here today (low 90's), and I wasn't really running the car that hard before parking it.

Anybody else experienced this???

Seems like an awfully long time for that to run.
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Yup it's normal. I think the manual says 10 minutes.

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Mine does it too. Sometimes no fan, sometimes 10 min or more. Ambient temp/running time doesn't seem to predict how long the fan will run.
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Not that long, about 8min in the garage on a high 80s day. We hardly see 90 in central part of the Buckeye Nation of Ohio. I never understood why the fans on many cars continue to run on a radiator with no moving fluid and a still waterpump. Does this really have a colling effect? I don't imagine on any areas of importance like aluminum cylinder heads or rotary equivalents. I saw on one thread that a yearly coolant flush and change is critical for rotary longevity. Velovity red, R/B, 6spd, GT, 6disc.
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all in a days work. I currently drive an "air powered" car, and it too is quite common to have the fan run for minutes after shutdown following a hard hot FL drive.
Mark, congrats on your national championship. As a Gator fan, i was rooting your way. My team is on a down tred unfortunatly. I hope your running back gets his act together however.:D
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I have never heard the fan running. My car has over 600 miles on it now. Is it strange that my fan never runs?
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Re: Fan running after shutdown

Originally posted by 91vert
Anybody else experienced this???
Yes, it's normal. It's also been discussed before.
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