Gaz1111
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Hi all, Hoping someone can help me. I've been searching through the forum and have come across a few posts that are similar but not really what I am after.
My car has been overheating and I've noticed that it has been dropping a bit of coolant after a short drive. Have replaced radiator cap and bleed system etc as per many posts. But I've noticed that the drivers side fan doesn't come on at all. The only time it did was when the engine was extremely hot and both fans operated then.
I've attempted to trace through wiring etc and the other weekend I removed the cover from the main relay (5 pin). When I manually operated the relay by pushing the contact both fans would operate. However it doesn't seem to work at all otherwise. The many posts ive read mention that having the a/c on will trigger both fans to run. My Air Con compressor doesn't engage (as I think the solenoid may be open circuit) but I had a thought this morning that perhaps there is something holding both the fans and my A/C compressor out. I was trying to trace the wiring diagram through to see if I could locate it but no.
Does anyone know where the diode for the A/C compressor is located? Or Does the A/C solenoid pick up the negative side of the coil from the frame? I disconnected what I thought was the A/C plug and had 14V across the 2 pins feeding the 'comp' .
It just seems weird that both the A/C and also my cooling fans won't run and they seem as though somewhere they are interlinked?
Any help greatly appreciated
My car has been overheating and I've noticed that it has been dropping a bit of coolant after a short drive. Have replaced radiator cap and bleed system etc as per many posts. But I've noticed that the drivers side fan doesn't come on at all. The only time it did was when the engine was extremely hot and both fans operated then.
I've attempted to trace through wiring etc and the other weekend I removed the cover from the main relay (5 pin). When I manually operated the relay by pushing the contact both fans would operate. However it doesn't seem to work at all otherwise. The many posts ive read mention that having the a/c on will trigger both fans to run. My Air Con compressor doesn't engage (as I think the solenoid may be open circuit) but I had a thought this morning that perhaps there is something holding both the fans and my A/C compressor out. I was trying to trace the wiring diagram through to see if I could locate it but no.
Does anyone know where the diode for the A/C compressor is located? Or Does the A/C solenoid pick up the negative side of the coil from the frame? I disconnected what I thought was the A/C plug and had 14V across the 2 pins feeding the 'comp' .
It just seems weird that both the A/C and also my cooling fans won't run and they seem as though somewhere they are interlinked?
Any help greatly appreciated