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Old 06-06-2010, 05:44 PM
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I have a 2004 bonne se and my fans quit working,engine lights came on. I changed the cool fan 1 and 2 / hvac relays under the hood and still no good. I then got a new thermo and sincere below it put it, Still no good, only way the fans run is if I unhook the pigtail to that sincere or turn the ac on. Any ideas?
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Fan 1 comes on at 219* and turns off at 212*. Fan 2 comes on at 228* and turns off at 221* If you had a worn out thermostat and the engine was not heating up to full temp the fans wouldn't turn on. What temp thermostat is the new one? A 180* or a 195*?
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I'm thanking its a 195, before I put it in my gage out not reset back at home and start at 200, now they are normal. When we ran the codes it came up as bank 1 and relay/thermo, he said it was good to clear it out after the new parts.
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If that parts have been replaced, then yes, reset the code and see if it comes back.
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Thanks for the help, I let the car run for about ten min and they came on for a few then off again, so I'm thinking its good?
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