S6 Electric Cooling Fan
My 2008 S6 lately has been acting funny with the cooling fan. It turns on for no reasons at times, even when the outside temperature was -20. Somehow The battery was drained and I replaced with a new oem battery. Today was the worst, it kept running even after 3 hours sitting in the garage. Obviously the battery is dead and being charged right now. It appears when I released the electronic park8ng brake, it has not started to run again.
May I have some advices from the experts? Thanks |
Guessed it wasn't the parking brake either. After 15 minutes released the park8Ng brake, thevfan started to run again. By opening the driver side door, it would stop for a couple minutes, then run again.
Finally I took her for a short drive and did not run again. Hope this temporarily stop the battery drain for now. Tomorrow is Sunday, dealer doesn't open. Any quick fixes? |
Can you unplug the fan until you can get it into a shop?
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Originally Posted by boonies
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Can you unplug the fan until you can get it into a shop?
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I have been sitting in the garage for the last couple of hours. It was like a devil in the Engine bay, I could hear a click then she goes! Have a charger hooked up so I can get out in the morning!
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Not sure but if there is a fuse then pull it. I believe there is a fuse box on each end of the dashboard and possibly another in the engine bay.
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Originally Posted by fe342185
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Not sure but if there is a fuse then pull it. I believe there is a fuse box on each end of the dashboard and possibly another in the engine bay.
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Originally Posted by rex2001
(Post 24528474)
Will look. Thank you.
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Sounds like you've been given so good ideas to disconnect, please keep us posted on what the dealer finds.
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Here are instructions for disconnecting the el fan coolant temp sensor, as that is most likely what is malfunctioning.
Electrical harness connector at Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) Sensor G62, disconnecting - vehicles with 5.2l FSI engine |
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