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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 08:23 AM
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I have the mazsport cooling fan mod and have no problems. Even before i installed it my fan would stay on after i shut the car off. One time it stayed on for 5 minutes. The fans stay on until the engine is cooler. I think the stock setup turns the fans off at 195 Degrees. The mazsport cooling mod turns them off at 185. Also my battery is over 3 yrs old and no problems. Its ok that the fans are running after you shut off the car.
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 09:01 AM
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Listen to Invasion and read your damn manual. It's okay that the fans stay on after you shut off the car. The OP had a weak battery, that's it.
I live in hot humid Florida, have an 05, original battery, and have the cooling fan mod for well over a year. I can't say as I've ever had them come on after the car was shut off, but I of course have had them on at shut off and continued to run for about 3 minutes or so. I always have my Scangauge II measuring water temperature and battery voltage..........as two of the four guages.
Sometimes I will even pull into the garage and let the fans come on before I shut it down, just for that extra cooling...................hell, I even lift my hood when getting home after spirited driving.
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 09:14 AM
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yep, a good battery won't have any issue with the fans running for short bursts, the alternator will re-charge whatever energy loss occurred the next time you drive the car
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 09:15 AM
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Didn't wanna go that far with my reply!
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 09:17 AM
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sometimes the obvious isn't so obvious to some people
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 09:20 AM
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True..................myself included!
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