2003 Mini Cooper fan won't turn off
#1
2003 Mini Cooper fan won't turn off
Hello-
I am a new cooper owner, and am not very experienced with them. It is a very hot day, and I was running my car on errands for a couple hours. When I got back (about half an hour ago) I got out of the car to hear a VERY loud fan (I'm assuming). As I sit in my house, I can still hear it running. I have heard it is normal for a loud fan to cool off the car, but is it normal for it to take this long?
Thanks!
I am a new cooper owner, and am not very experienced with them. It is a very hot day, and I was running my car on errands for a couple hours. When I got back (about half an hour ago) I got out of the car to hear a VERY loud fan (I'm assuming). As I sit in my house, I can still hear it running. I have heard it is normal for a loud fan to cool off the car, but is it normal for it to take this long?
Thanks!
#2
#3
sigh
any one read b4 they ask?
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...t-working.html
heat soaked intercooler? That's a new one around here . . .
If it runs for a minute or less don't worry TOO MUCH about it.
If it runs for 2 minutes ..... worry.
any one read b4 they ask?
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...t-working.html
heat soaked intercooler? That's a new one around here . . .
If it runs for a minute or less don't worry TOO MUCH about it.
If it runs for 2 minutes ..... worry.
#4
I shouldn't post sometimes when I'm not sober, nonsensical things get typed.
anyway, that happened right after I got my car and I didn't know what was causing the heat buildup under the bonnet. I felt a lot of hot air billowing out the hood scoop, figured it was partly due to the supercharger+intercooler but mostly due to a ~95% humidity, 90+ degree day in downtown boston.
problem with search is some people don't know how to phrase the query properly and/or others resurrect 5 year old threads on a topic hoping to get a question answered by someone who may no longer be a member or mini owner all together, so *shrug*
anyway, that happened right after I got my car and I didn't know what was causing the heat buildup under the bonnet. I felt a lot of hot air billowing out the hood scoop, figured it was partly due to the supercharger+intercooler but mostly due to a ~95% humidity, 90+ degree day in downtown boston.
problem with search is some people don't know how to phrase the query properly and/or others resurrect 5 year old threads on a topic hoping to get a question answered by someone who may no longer be a member or mini owner all together, so *shrug*
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#6
Fan and Fuses
I've had this same issue with my 2002 Cooper. When I shut the car off, the fan wouldn't quit. I was able to fix it temporarily by pulling the fuse from the engine fuse box that runs the fan; but when I replaced the fuse the fan would restart again.
There was another fuse within the fan shroud assembly itself that had failed and needed to be replaced. It wasn't too expensive and it solved that problem.
There was another fuse within the fan shroud assembly itself that had failed and needed to be replaced. It wasn't too expensive and it solved that problem.
#7
of course the fan should operate especially in extreme temperatures. but the load sound? i guess something's wrong. the fan shroud should have caught something.try to check your shroud mate. refer to this site. after you assemble your fan again, just observe if you still get the same sound
Last edited by knighttony13; 09-02-2013 at 10:52 PM.
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#8
If you're not overheating, chances are it's a stuck fan relay. Do you have the 2-plug fan wire harness near the driver side hood latch? That means you still have the fan w/ an inaccessible relay in the assembly. That relay was transferred in 03 up models to the fuse box coz it was prone to sticking & not switching off. A work around would be to wire a kill switch inside. It's better & more convenient than unplugging the fan harness. Some just give the area where the relay is a good tap to turn it off. It's located near the top center of the fan assembly. Try searching on this.
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