Coolant Fan sensor in 87 4kq
Cade Carvell
ccarvell at nbsusa.com
Thu Apr 24 16:57:02 EDT 2003
Hello,
Long story short...I overfilled (I think) my coolant expansion tank
last week...Which then caused the expasion tank to crack and the cap to
go bad.
Today I replaced those parts and started the car again. The temp kept
rising and the fan didn't turn on. So I did the checks:
1) Fan works with a 12V battery feed just fine.
2) Relay tests good. 12V causes it to Kick (Click)
3) Checked the Lower radiator sensor measures .6 ohm resistace.
Questions:
Since the lower sensor records .6 ohms, should I replace it. The
Bentley states 0 ohm resistance when open (Up to temp and fan should
turn on). I also noticed that if I go under car and short across the
connector to wiring harness - Lower radiator sensor (0 ohm it) the fan
still doesn't turn on with key off.
Did I miss something? Is thier a fuse somewhere that controls this?
Is thier another sensor? I recently replaced the lower coolant neck
sensor (Looked bad :-) ). It worked after that (2 months ago)...DO I
have a common wiring harness problem here? If so, were would be the
likely spot? Any other tests I should run?
Thanks to anybody with an idea or help, the poor Audi is grounded till I
get this one narrowed down. :-(
Thanks,
Cade Carvell
National Business Systems, Inc.
2919 West Service Road
Eagan, MN 55121
Office: 651-994-4400
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