Cooling fans

zorak · Postby **zorak** » Wed Oct 23, 2013 1:16 pm

Hi all
I pulled my aircon a while ago but still have both fans on the radiator.
Which fan is the aircon fan - drivers side or passenger side?
Also what is the easiest way to trip the engine cooling fan to come on? It doesnt seem to come on even after a long drive.

Cheers

emily_mx5 · Postby **emily_mx5** » Wed Oct 23, 2013 1:24 pm

Drivers side is AC fan.

What car do you have?

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gslender · Postby **gslender** » Wed Oct 23, 2013 1:26 pm

Drivers side is AC, but confirm by letting engine warm up and look at which fan is spinning.

The later NB8 models do take a while to come on... it will, it may take 10 mins of fast running (2000rpm) when sitting still. I would not want to trip it as you're not doing a good test of the system - you want to see it come on after running idle/fast for 10 mins as you then know it is working ok.

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hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Wed Oct 23, 2013 2:11 pm

As above, if the car is moving it's not likely to set the fan off.

Is there a reason to remove the a/c fan? I would have thought it's nice to leave there for some extra cooling if it's ever a really warm day. The A/c switch will become a manual fan switch.

zorak · Postby **zorak** » Wed Oct 23, 2013 9:40 pm

Thanks guys - i like the idea of keeping the ac fan and switching it on/off with the ac button but it doesnt work for some reason anymore so will just pull it out.