Vauxhall Tigra (1994 - 2000) - 94 1.4 engine/radiator cooling fan permanantely

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Fri 1 Aug 2008 19:37
94 1.4 engine/radiator cooling fan permanantely - StuartB4
Just wondered if the fan should be on from the moment you switch the engine on, or has the sender unit gone. My daughter just bought the car from a woman who said it was on because it had an induction kit fitted.
I've had a look and the only thing I can see is the fact that the air filter box is missing and they have fitted a cone shaped air filter on the end of the pipe instead.

Any help appreciated.
Thanks.

Edited by Pugugly on 01/08/2008 at 20:16

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Fri 1 Aug 2008 20:24
94 1.4 engine/radiator cooling fan permanantely - Peter D
Nothing to do with the induction kit. It sounds as though the womans boy racer sun fitted the induction kit, beware. I suspect the temp switch for the fan has either been bypassed or it has failed get it check out soon incase this is covering up some other problem. Regards Peter
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Fri 1 Aug 2008 20:28
94 1.4 engine/radiator cooling fan permanantely - topbloke
the fan is controlled by a rad fan switch fitted into the end of the rad, one would assume that its either been bridged out with a bit of wire or its failed, unusual for it to fail on though they normally fail the other way hence the bit of wire, the fan is permanantly live with a switched earth via the switch
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Fri 1 Aug 2008 21:53
94 1.4 engine/radiator cooling fan permanantely - Screwloose
TB

So that would be to cover up the blown head gasket then?
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Fri 1 Aug 2008 23:40
94 1.4 engine/radiator cooling fan permanantely - topbloke
that will be the one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fri 1 Aug 2008 23:55
94 1.4 engine/radiator cooling fan permanantely - StuartB4
Thanks guys. I did take the plug off of the switch to look if it had been bypassed but it's not. I usually do that my self if I want to test a fan. Will change the switch and see what happens.
Cheers, have a good weekend.


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