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02 crv condenser fan runs constantly

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Old 12-12-2023, 03:12 PM
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My cooling fan doesn’t work (jumped with power on pigtail) so I think it is bad but my condensing fan runs all the time if I hook up temp switch on radiator. If I unplug the temp switch it operates correctly, coming on only with the a/c. Do I have another problem with that fan or is the temp switch bad or is there cross wiring somewhere?
 

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Old 12-12-2023, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Mcfam
My cooling fan doesn’t work (jumped with power on pigtail) so I think it is bad but my condensing fan runs all the time if I hook up temp switch on radiator. If I unplug the temp switch it operates correctly, coming on only with the a/c. Do I have another problem with that fan or is the temp switch bad or is there cross wiring somewhere?
Ground?
 
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Old 12-13-2023, 09:04 AM
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Which ground?
temp switch, condenser fan, or cooling fan?
 
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Old 12-13-2023, 09:47 AM
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You want to test the fan motor you need power and GROUND to test.
 
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Old 12-13-2023, 10:40 AM
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I was jumping with a hot and ground from battery, sorry about the miscommunication. Any ideas on the condenser fan running constant ( turns on as soon as I turn the key on) when the temperature switch is plugged in?
 
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Originally Posted by Mcfam
I was jumping with a hot and ground from battery, sorry about the miscommunication. Any ideas on the condenser fan running constant ( turns on as soon as I turn the key on) when the temperature switch is plugged in?
I’d probably check to see if the temp switch was stuck on.
 
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The AC fan may have a stuck relay. If you applied power and ground to the other fan and it did nothing the fan motor has open windings and needs to be replaced.
 
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Swapped relays no change, but if I unplug the temperature sensor on the radiator it comes on and off with the a:c switch. Do I replace the sensor or is there something else wrong in the wiring?
 
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Originally Posted by Mcfam
Swapped relays no change, but if I unplug the temperature sensor on the radiator it comes on and off with the a:c switch. Do I replace the sensor or is there something else wrong in the wiring?
​​​​​​​To me it sounds like the radiater temp switch is shorted providing constant ground.
 
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Download the service information. Link is provided by
https://www.crvownersclub.com/thread...ersion.217090/
 
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