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Old 04-12-2016, 02:23 PM
CAlaisa CAlaisa is offline
 
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Default Cooling Fans are Cycling

Hi All,

I'm still new to Porsche ownership, but enjoy driving and tinkering with my Guards Red '90 944 S2 Cab (aka "Scarlett"). I'm lucky insomuch as the PO of my car was my meticulous brother who kept it sorted and campaigned it at Sebring.

Since owning the car, the fans decided to run continuously. I disconnected the battery until I could change the thermoswitch at the radiator. All was good for several months. Recently the fans want to cycle on for about 10-15 seconds then off for another 10-15 seconds. Very annoying and I doubt this is healthy in the long term.

I have read a few posts, here and elsewhere. Since I recently changed the thermoswitch, I'll exclude that for the time being. I pulled and opened the relay, which looked good. Closed that back up and reinstalled it. Problem remains.

Any ideas? I know visual inspections of electronic components are unreliable, so I believe the relay could still be the culprit. All I can say about that is there is no obvious signs of burning or frozen armatures. Again that may not mean anything.

Looking forward to any words of wisdom. Also if a relay replacement is imminent, what are my best options.

Thanks in advance!
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