[s-cars] Fans run on HIGH after vehicle is shut off

[TM]

Definitely sounds like you should check your radiator fan temp sensor-
I had this symptom on my old 5ktq, did the exact same thing.

Taka

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[mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Thompson Smith
Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 6:30 PM
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Subject: [s-cars] Fans run on HIGH after vehicle is shut off


1993 S4 99,000 miles (yes, just turned today)

Just took an afternoon jaunt down to Ben & Jerry's factory for a Sunday
ice cream/tour with the wife and daughter. A/C on the whole trip (40
minute
drive) I noticed that the fans stayed on high speed after I shut off the
engine. Hmmm, ok this is the first I've heard this... Normally when I've
got the A/C on and shut off the engine - that fans shut off as well.
They should go to single speed or a single fan should stay on right?

About an hour and half later, after two cones and a tour - yup the fans
were both struggling to stay on high speed. As I turned the key over I
knew the outcome - click, click... "Hey girls, uhhhhh we've got to bump
start Rory." Birkenstocks sinched down I put all I could into the B
piller and started to back it up on the Vermont B&J gravel parking lot.
Worked great until we needed that extra 6ft to make it back enough to
clear a Lincoln (damn land yacht!). So, two guys came to our rescue and
gave us the added umph to push it backwards uphill. They looked at me
like "why is he trying to bump start that big car thing"? Little do they
know about German 5spds. Great spot for the battery to go flat. Anywho,
all I did was bump start it in second gear - downhill, then on to RT100
back home.

Anyway, at least the Ice cream was great. This is the absolute first
time our trusty //S4 has acted up. Being Bently'less what temp sensor,
where (or
what) has caused this? Should it be the radiator fan A/C temp sensor?
Any BTDTs with this one? I checked the voltage right after the trip and
I'm at 12.78v with no load.

Regards,
Thompson
1993 //S4 Rory der RENNWGN
1984 urquattro, #919
1976 Porsche Carrera 3.0 targa #202
http://members.rennlist.com/rennwagen
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