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2008 Mini Cooper R56 - different cooling fan issue

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Old Aug 11, 2018 | 12:20 PM
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2008 Mini Cooper R56 - different cooling fan issue

Hi , I have an issue with my electric cooling fan but it seems different than others on this forum . Once my fan is activated ( when the motor gets hot or when I turn my air conditioner on ) the fan will stay on forever until I actually shut the car off . If I turn my car back on right away ( without air cond.) the fan will be off and stay off until it reaches the temp. setpoint that turns it on . It appears that my fan is working properly but its as if the relay ? that cycles it off does not work no matter the situation . I need to shut off my car ( and my fan will shut off with the car being shut down ) in order to get the fan to shut off . i.e. If I start my car cold and drive through a town ( air cond. off ) and the car gets hot and activates the fan that fan will stay on even if I drive 100kph ( 60 mph ) on the highway for 5 hours in a cool breeze that fan will never shut down until I stop the car and turn it off . If I restart the car right away (still without air cond. activated ) the motor starts right away and the fan will be off and it will stay that way all day unless the car reaches the setpoint that turns it on again and if that happens it will once again stay on forever until I shut the motor off . Its as if the relay will turn on the fan properly but it will never shut the fan off no matter what , I need to turn engine off then on again to reset it . I am hoping that someone can point me in a direction to possible find a remedy for this issue . Thank you very much !
 
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Old Aug 29, 2021 | 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Bluenose
Hi , I have an issue with my electric cooling fan but it seems different than others on this forum . Once my fan is activated ( when the motor gets hot or when I turn my air conditioner on ) the fan will stay on forever until I actually shut the car off . If I turn my car back on right away ( without air cond.) the fan will be off and stay off until it reaches the temp. setpoint that turns it on . It appears that my fan is working properly but its as if the relay ? that cycles it off does not work no matter the situation . I need to shut off my car ( and my fan will shut off with the car being shut down ) in order to get the fan to shut off . i.e. If I start my car cold and drive through a town ( air cond. off ) and the car gets hot and activates the fan that fan will stay on even if I drive 100kph ( 60 mph ) on the highway for 5 hours in a cool breeze that fan will never shut down until I stop the car and turn it off . If I restart the car right away (still without air cond. activated ) the motor starts right away and the fan will be off and it will stay that way all day unless the car reaches the setpoint that turns it on again and if that happens it will once again stay on forever until I shut the motor off . Its as if the relay will turn on the fan properly but it will never shut the fan off no matter what , I need to turn engine off then on again to reset it . I am hoping that someone can point me in a direction to possible find a remedy for this issue . Thank you very much !

hi have you find the answer? I have the exact problem.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2022 | 02:27 PM
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Any update on this? I have the same issue. Thanks for reply.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2025 | 03:50 PM
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Any update on this? I have the same issue
 
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Old Mar 10, 2025 | 06:55 AM
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It's a software bug in the DME. Live with it.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2025 | 02:48 PM
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So this bug can't be solved? Does this mean that you will stay like this for the rest of your life?
 
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