How to Wire new fans

[matt11194]

I have been working on my eclipse and just realized the fans arent turning on. I don't know if it's not getting hot enough to trigger them or if I don't have them hooked up right!

 

[Joshky9]

Do you have a voltmeter? What is your coolant temperature gauge reading? If you have a voltmeter you can probe the fan wires when the coolant gauage reads vertical or you can follow this vfaq Visual Frequently Answered Questions - Home Page to wire them so they both turn on when you want but i would only use this as a last resort

 

[matt11194]

Ya I think I have them wired right but they never turn on. The highest temp itsngotten to is half. It dosent seem to heat up. I think the temp might be off though.

 

[thomcasey]

You should have been able to remove the plug off the old fan and wire the new fans up to the plug. that would at least guarantee they are wired properly.

 

[matt11194]

Y that's what I. Did

 

[luv2rallye]

I assume you have 2 wire aftermarket fans. Wire them this way on a 2g: http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/newbie-forum/261629-fans-running-all-time.html#post151198132

 

[gofer]

You should check the fuse before trying to rewire the fans, if it pops neither fan will kick on. Its in the engine bay fuse box, IIRC its a 30A PINK one.

 

[Doubleot]

Thanks for that link! Helped me out

Have to add I just got finished doing this and It works like a charm. Good stuff!

 

[matt11194]

Is here any way I can directly wire them, my connector is shot?

 

[RedGST98]

you could always wire them to a toggle switch... but dont use the factory wires if your planning on wiring both with the one wire.. it will burn the wires out..

 

[luv2rallye]

Is here any way I can directly wire them, my connector is shot?

Just strip 3/4" off ends and wire them together with a wire nut (like in house wiring and electrical tape around it to keep water out). Wire as in my previous link. If you can solder them it's even better.

Or if you'd like them to run whenever the engine is running, use a separate relay like this: http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=80263&d=1203007364. You can wire both fans in parallel.