Radiator fan has started to come on EVERY TIME I turn of the engine
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Radiator fan has started to come on EVERY TIME I turn of the engine
2000 180QC. ~23K miles.
For about two weeks now, just about every time I turn off the engine, the radiator fan comes on. Even after driving about a mile after the car was cold. Prior to that, I can't recall having heard the radiator fan since I got the car in February.
Admittedly, the temperature has been a bit above normal in the Bay Area recently, but this is occurring in the morning and at night when the outside temp. is ~60 degrees.
I've checked the oil, and it's fine. The coolant is a little below the mid-point between max. and min. but not below min.
The temperature gauge, while the car is on, has not deviated from what I consider to be its normal behavior--since I got the car, the needle usually stays a tick below the mid-point, rarely goes to the mid-point, and has never gone above the mid-point.
So, any thoughts on the problem? I'm going to make an appointment with the dealer, but I wanted to find out if the board's experts had a guess as to the cause. Thanks.
For about two weeks now, just about every time I turn off the engine, the radiator fan comes on. Even after driving about a mile after the car was cold. Prior to that, I can't recall having heard the radiator fan since I got the car in February.
Admittedly, the temperature has been a bit above normal in the Bay Area recently, but this is occurring in the morning and at night when the outside temp. is ~60 degrees.
I've checked the oil, and it's fine. The coolant is a little below the mid-point between max. and min. but not below min.
The temperature gauge, while the car is on, has not deviated from what I consider to be its normal behavior--since I got the car, the needle usually stays a tick below the mid-point, rarely goes to the mid-point, and has never gone above the mid-point.
So, any thoughts on the problem? I'm going to make an appointment with the dealer, but I wanted to find out if the board's experts had a guess as to the cause. Thanks.
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Re: The question you have to ask yourself . . .
Well, like I said, the temp. has been above average here recently, but at night and in the morning it's around 60 degrees, which doesn't seem like it should be enough to get the fan to come on. Especially since hot weather in April and May didn't set it off.
Perhaps I'll monitor a bit longer before taking it to the dealer. Thanks for the input.
Perhaps I'll monitor a bit longer before taking it to the dealer. Thanks for the input.
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