ezkill89

Well i had a question, My car for some reason will start looking like it is going to overheat only when temp. out side are real hot so i popped my hood and i only seen one of the fans going the other one was just sitting there is that normal for a maxima of am i just suppost to change that fan? I Also need to know what i can mod on my car so that i can take on this texas HEAT.. cooling wise

NmexMAX

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1.) Did it actually overheat?
2.) If it did then we can dive into this further but in the meantime.....
3.) Fans are controlled by a couple of different mechanisms.
4.) I humbly offer these threads, which by the way I found by searching the term “cooling fans” http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...ling-fans.html http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...ling-fans.html
5.) Did you PW so you could post this thread when you could have easily searched?

BronxSleeperMax187

turn ac on then look at ur fans and see em

luvlexus101

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Check the fuse, or check for power at the fan

VQ'rInWLA

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DennisMik

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Both fans are designed to run at the same time, never just one. So its either a bad fan motor or a blown fuse.

The driver's side fan (fan motor 1) uses underhood fuse G.
The passenger side fan (fan motor 2) uses underhood fuse H.

And you don't need any mods for your car to run cool in Texas summers. They work just fine the way Nissan designed them.

destro4444

I think im having a issue. ive never seen my rads fans running or had the temp gauge go above the middle even after a long drive. its not over heating ... nice hand warmer but i would think to see ether/or.

user name001

Mine never run at the same time unless AC is on... Passenger side runs whenever it needs too, and my driver side runs only when my air cond. Is on. If my AC is on it will shut off when my main fan shuts off though... But it doesnt run unless its on..

cabernet

Hmmmmmm they should both either run at high speed or low speed but always both on at the same time.

gapboi210

Most cars the fans don't always run together. One usually works primarily as a condenser fan.

rebelhell

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According to the FSM they should both run at the same time. They are two speed fans though so they run at different speeds depending on what's going on. I'd go through the troubleshooting procedure in the FSM.

destro4444

sooo... am i ok ? im kinda worried

NmexMAX

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DennisMik

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Your fans have to be working otherwise you would overheat, especially in the summer. The only time the fans run constantly is when you have the a/c turned on, otherwise they cycle on and off. Here in Texas where the temp gets up to 105+ degrees, the fans still cycle on and off, they don't run constantly.

And to all those who say that both their fans don't run at the same time - YOU HAVE A PROBLEM!

T_Behr904

Sounds like a new radiator fan assembly might be needed.

My driver's side fan quit working, ended up replacing the assembly along with my leaking radiator

destro4444

speaking of a/c . mine is not connected by the belt at all. clutch or the compressor must have craped out so the old owner shorten the belt, go figure. I have heat though, will that but coincided also the min temp will only go as low as 65 .. wonder why

any way i got this car back in July and it was fine .. now its cold on long island
so running the heat as well , of course the winter air could be cooling the engine but even in the summer nothing even after a 80 mile round trip drive in 70 degree weather.. no fans or over heating, coolant amount it fine too
i just dont get it

gapboi210

So you are saying that your temp never goes past halfway, and the fans aren't on.....where is the problem?

T_Behr904

If you are not running the a/c, the fans only turn on when your engine coolant reaches a certain temperature.

destro4444

ok thanks guys and im asking because i wasnt sure is if thermometeor was just stuck mid way or not and btw i finally saw a fan spin ...once driving around the whole day it was just my driver side and it only spun once

DennisMik

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Maybe you want to check your fans to see if they work. Unplug the fans from the wire harness and get 2 jumper wires, one for 2 volts and one for ground. On the fan motor connector use the jumpers as follows:

destro4444

well then i will definitely try that, good news i saw my driver fan spin again this time no a/c (heat) at all , it started 30 sec after i opened the hood lol so i can rule that out but not the passenger sides. no turning yet