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Question about the radiator fans on my 01 Nissan maxima gle

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Old 06-19-2019, 04:33 PM
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Question about the radiator fans on my 01 Nissan maxima gle

I was wondering which one does what? I recently replaced my drivers side radiator motor fan cause it would barely come on and when it did it spun very slowly, the passenger fan operated no problem. but I replaced it with a junker one and it works like new now. The weird thing is the passenger one worked Perfectly and since I replaced the drivers side fan it only comes on when I turn the ac on. What could it be and should it have operated like that the entire time? Or am I just being paranoid? The car hasn't overheated btw and has driven like normal.

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Old 06-19-2019, 05:29 PM
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Both fans are supposed to run at the same speed at the same time. The system is designed as 2 fans that operate as 1. Not sure what could be causing your issue though.
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Old 06-19-2019, 05:40 PM
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I thought one worked for the ac and one for the radiator.
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Old 06-19-2019, 07:29 PM
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As others have said, the 2 fans work as one. ALWAYS. Question about the passenger side radiator fan - when you NOT using the a/c, does it work at all?

If you start the car in the morning and the engine is cold and turn on the a/c, does the passenger side fan come on immediately or does it come on after a while as the engine warms up?

I'm thinking that the low speed in the passenger side fan has stopped working and you need to replace it.
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Old 06-20-2019, 12:04 AM
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The passenger side fan turns on immediately after I turn on my ac
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Old 06-20-2019, 09:44 AM
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why not just replace the entire fan assembly? a new TYC is $65.
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Old 06-20-2019, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by TallTom
why not just replace the entire fan assembly? a new TYC is $65.
This is what I did. Works great.
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Old 06-20-2019, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Morales79
The passenger side fan turns on immediately after I turn on my ac
Both fans should run when the ac is on. Sounds like you may need a new fan assembly.
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both of them do run when the ac is on
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