radiator fan

john70 · 15th June 2011, 18:31

Hi. Can anyone help me please,the radiator fan comes on about 5 secs. after switching on the ignition on my CDT club.
Any help why this should happen would be appreciated.

colintf · 15th June 2011, 18:34

is the aircon switched on (and not on ECON mode) if yes, try switching it off and see if it still does it

john70 · 16th June 2011, 12:46

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Originally Posted by colintf

is the aircon switched on (and not on ECON mode) if yes, try switching it off and see if it still does it

Thanks for your response, I didn,t realise the air conditioning brought the fan into action, turned it off and its sorted my problem, gratefull for your reply, Cheers. John.

Hengist · 16th June 2011, 14:11

It makes a change someone posting to complain that their fan's working!

(Fan should come on automatically when selecting aircon/demist, even before engine is started - as it seems it does on your car.)

Angus

SD1too · 16th June 2011, 18:45

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Originally Posted by Hengist

Fan should come on automatically when selecting aircon/demist, even before engine is started ...

Be careful Angus! That's true only of the diesel; the petrol engines must be running first.

Simon.

Hengist · 17th June 2011, 07:40

Oops. Must remember that in future!

Shouldn't there be a separate forum - or a sticky closed FAQ post - entirely dedicated to radiator fans? There are so many threads about them, both here and over there

, that it can take half a day to try and figure out what's supposed to happen when, and the rest of the day to find out how to fix it.

<edit>Aye, kind of like this one, but easier to read - bullet points or something:

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ead.php?t=1371

Angus

15th June 2011, 18:31	#1
john70 Newbie Rover 75 CDT saloon Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Burnham on Sea Posts: 19 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	radiator fan Hi. Can anyone help me please,the radiator fan comes on about 5 secs. after switching on the ignition on my CDT club. Any help why this should happen would be appreciated.

15th June 2011, 18:34	#2
colintf Posted a thing or two ZT260SE TF160 ZT135+ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bristol / Cornwall Posts: 1,029 Thanks: 145 Thanked 72 Times in 64 Posts	is the aircon switched on (and not on ECON mode) if yes, try switching it off and see if it still does it __________________ colintf Colin Murrell MGF Register Regional Rep for Devon & Cornwall and Cotswold Regions MGCC Z Register Rep for V8 ZT / ZTT's http://www.two-sixties.com/main.htm http://www.mgfregister.org/

17th June 2011, 07:40	#6
Hengist Avid contributor MG ZT CDTi Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Deer Posts: 225 Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 2 Posts	Oops. Must remember that in future! Shouldn't there be a separate forum - or a sticky closed FAQ post - entirely dedicated to radiator fans? There are so many threads about them, both here and over there , that it can take half a day to try and figure out what's supposed to happen when, and the rest of the day to find out how to fix it. <edit>Aye, kind of like this one, but easier to read - bullet points or something: http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ead.php?t=1371 Angus Last edited by Hengist; 17th June 2011 at 07:42..

16th June 2011, 14:11	#4
Hengist Avid contributor MG ZT CDTi Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Deer Posts: 225 Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 2 Posts	It makes a change someone posting to complain that their fan's working! (Fan should come on automatically when selecting aircon/demist, even before engine is started - as it seems it does on your car.) Angus