16" Slim Fan Install on 1g

[chuckdog_5]

well guys, bought a fmic and decided to upgrade the fan, i went with a single 16" (big i know ) fan and just wanted to know if anyone had any expirience with doing one. Thers a red and a blue wire on the slim fan, do i just match the colors up by splicing, im not a fan of soldering (mainly cause i cant do it). i looked for some tech articales but couldnt find anything. any help would be appreciated, thanks guys

charles

 

[1993eclipseGS]

You should be able to hook the wires up each way, And it will pull or push the air, Whatever way you choose. Also, It is not a 'must', That you sauter the wires together. Just make sure you wrap them in electrical tape either way. I twisted mine together, Then used the tape.

 

[chuckdog_5]

You should be able to hook the wires up each way, And it will pull or push the air, Whatever way you choose.

so your just saying splice it into either wire..?

 

[1993eclipseGS]

so your just saying splice it into either wire..?

It depends which way you want the fan to function, Pulling or pushing. You will hafto see with the wires which is which. I cut the plug off mine and then twisted the ends to each other, As I previously said. I never had any problems

 

[chuckdog_5]

how can you tell wich wire is wich, which is better for the fan to do, push or pull?

 

[1993eclipseGS]

how can you tell wich wire is wich, which is better for the fan to do, push or pull?

It is better for the fan to push if it is inside the engine bay. Think about it, You do not want your fan pulling all of that hot air into the radiator. If it were on the bumper side of the radiator, You would want it to pull, Rather then push.

What do you mean by which wire is which? I unplugged the wire from my stock fan, Then cut the plug off of it that would plug into the stock fan bplug(The plug in the engine bay, Not the one on the stock fan.) Then I just twisted one wire to one wire on the fan, And the same with the other. Therefor, Both wires would be hooked up. See if it's pulling or pushing.. If it's pulling and you want it to push, Simply reverse the wires.

 

[chuckdog_5]

ok, you have the plug for the stock fan, then the new fan has the plug with two wires, cut off the end, but then i dont know where to wire them in, are you saying its basically trial and error for the pushing or pulling part. I beleive there is four wires on the stock plug so im assuming i do 1 into 2wires. hopefully it works


i suck with anything to do with wires as you can see

 

[MrBoxx]

Okay, you still have the stock fan, right? And you aren't using the AC fan, right?

Take the plug and wires that are on the fan and cut the wires off as close to the fan as possible. Now you have four wires (black, yellow, green, and blue) and a plug that connects to the plug on the frame. Mate the black and yellow wires together. This will be your negative. Mate the green and blue wires together. This will be your positive. On you slim-line fan, you should have two wires, blue (or whatever color) and black. Black will be negative. Connect black with your new negative wires (black and yellow) and the blue wire with the new positive wires (blue and green). Plug the plug back where it was. All done. Now your fan will operate on high when it needs to be on high and low when it needs to be on low. The pic below may help, but a wire loom is kinda in the way. You can see the I used the stock plug, though.

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[chuckdog_5]

So your bsically saying cut the hole plug in system from the stock fan rewire it to the base of the slim fan and then plug it int like normal?

thanks a lot guys, you both have been a huge help, what size fan is that and how are you liking it

Okay, you still have the stock fan, right? And you aren't using the AC fan, right?

Take the plug and wires that are on the fan and cut the wires off as close to the fan as possible. Now you have four wires (black, yellow, green, and blue) and a plug that connects to the plug on the frame. Mate the black and yellow wires together. This will be your negative. Mate the green and blue wires together. This will be your positive. On you slim-line fan, you should have two wires, blue (or whatever color) and black. Black will be negative. Connect black with your new negative wires (black and yellow) and the blue wire with the new positive wires (blue and green). Plug the plug back where it was. All done. Now your fan will operate on high when it needs to be on high and low when it needs to be on low. The pic below may help, but a wire loom is kinda in the way. You can see the I used the stock plug, though.

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[MrBoxx]

Yeah, basically you're using the wires and plug from the stock fan to run your new fan. That way, if you EVER want to go back to stock and get a new fan with a plug, you can just re-plug it in without having worry about twisting wires together or elec. taping things. Plus, if you ever have to take off the fan to get at the radiator, you can just unplug it. .

The one above is a 12" fan by Proform. I also jumped the relays for both fans with a wire, so now when the AC fan turns on, the radiator fan turns on, and vice versa. I also ran a switch to the cabin to override the ECU so I can turn on both fans whenever I want. So far, no complaints, but i did it in the fall, not summer. With both fans going, though, I'm sure temps will be kept in check.

 

[1993eclipseGS]

Now that MrBoxx posted those pictures, I remember that is exactly what I did, I used the plug from the stock fan on the new slim fan. This was all done on my prevoius car, So I forgot.