radiator fan not turning on (overheating extremely)

[Marruenda]

So basically i have a 96 AT ti.


it has around 110,000 which is good for a 13 year old car.

I put 10K in the car in this past year, due to SEVERAL cali and back to vegas trips and a trip from vegas to salt lake. and back



everythings been fine with the car

except recently.

when i was getting pulled over for speeding, the cop was writing my ticket and what not then outa nowhere my radiator blew up.


got that replaced



and then 3 days ago.

i noticed my car heats up extremly. topping off the temp. guage.

that night i was 30 miles from home so i had to stop and wait 20 mins for it to cool and then drive back home everytime it heated.


and i know why it happened.


my radiator fan never turned on

and i have no idea why because its a brand new one because i just got it replaced.


i have no idea

[lkwd318ti]

Is the fan plugged in?

[Marruenda]

yes id allready check all the obvious points

[spidertri]

How long was the temp needle in the red zone before you shut the car off? Very expensive things happen when that needle stays in the red zone. The cooling systems on these cars are a known weak point.

If you had a shop replace the radiator you should call them and let them know that this happened. Don't raise your voice or demand anything crazy, just calmly explain and hopefully they will man up and take care of it.

[Marruenda]

i dont let it ride when its in the "RED" zone.



im not gonna risk my engine just so i can get home i rather get it towed.


but it does reach the beggining or before the red zone and thats when i turn it off

[J!m]

Try the fan relay if that was not on your "obvious points" list. I will assume the fuse was obvious.

What about the water temp sender? I am not sure if the gage and the DME share the same data stream or not...

[Marruenda]

the fuse was replaced 5 months ago.

when it was the opposite thing around.

the fan never shut off. even when the car was shut off.



so i had to replace the fuse lol

[aceyx]

There is a thermal fuse in the fan wiring that has caused people some problems. Unfortunately it's not available as a standalone part.

Does the fan turn on with the AC running?


Also, when the temp hits the red it's best to shut the car down, turn it on to position 2 and blast the heat to dump heat from the engine.

[Marruenda]

no the fan doesnt even turn on with the ac on



does anybody know or does anyone have a checklist.


because my "obvious check list" might not be your guy's check list



so if anyone could really tell me what to check for i will. i mean it has to be something minor right?

since the radiator and the fan are brand new due to it blowing up.

and the fuse is brand new too.

[J!m]

Still no word on the relay.

was that checked/changed as well?

[Marruenda]

kinda a mechanical nooob



what is the fan relay and where do i check it