Cooling fans not working?

[Grand Moff Joseph]

I'm beginning to seriously question if my cooling fans are working right.

 

I know there are two fans, so under what conditions are one/both of them supposed to be running? I always thought that one had to turn on when the A/C is turned on, but that does not happen in my car.

 

Assuming that there is a problem, would this be a simply replacement switch issue, or buy a whole new fan assembly?

 

thanks!

[5speedz34]

IIRC-The A/C causes the passenger side fan to come on. The Drivers side fan comes on at 230*?

 

You used to be able to replace the motor, but I would just replace the whole assembly.

 

Do you know how to check for codes? That's the best way to tell if the fans are working. I think it only spins the drivers though.

[rockfangd]

he is right. Also when you hook up a code reader it trips the fan on. I did the AC bypass on my cutty so i made it so thatwhen it gets to 230 both fans come on

[1990lumina]

You can jump the relay too IIRC to be sure the fan motor is working, and that is isn't a relay issue.

[SigEpCutlass]

You can jump the relay too IIRC to be sure the fan motor is working, and that is isn't a relay issue.

 

That is correct. That is what I did to find that one of my fans wasn't working properly. I suggest you go that route, as it's probably the easiest to determine what you need to do next.