The cooling fan on my 06 GT doesn’t work. This is a project car and it wasn’t working when I bought it. I’d rather fix it right than just rig the fan to run continuously when ignition is on.
Here's what I have checked out so far. What have I missed or should try? Many thanks!
Direct wire from battery: HS fan works, not LS, thus LS resistor might be bad
Fan plug is in good condition, no burned terminals.
PCM relay is energized when in Run.
Shorting HS relay does make the HS fan work.
LS fan won’t turn on by shorting relay—12v is at relay, so perhaps resistor is bad.
Have not tested LS resistor yet. (though HS runs when relay is shorted)
Swapping relays, diode, fuses with tested good—no change, all good.
The fan fuse 40A is hot. This was blown when I got it, but replacement doesn’t blow. Odd.
Hot at pcm diode and at each fan relay, diode is ok.
Temp gauge works properly. Does it get the same temp info as the PCM uses to control the fans?
Is there a 2nd temp sensor besides that under intake manifold?
The 2 wires for the HS and LS relay control from bussed fusebox to the PCM computer have continuity. (relay sockets to pins 6 & 7 on big PCM plug)
Thus +12V seems to get everywhere it is supposed to. Perhaps the relay control winding ground isn’t being grounded by PCM.
Could the PCM itself be bad?
What have I missed?
The car had some front end damage by a previous owner, so I'm suspicious of wiring problems.
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