Freelander engine fan problem

My 02, 1.8 freelander engine fans have a prob. they wont kick in, i have changed fan control unit which is small metal unit at top of fans, still same, there is 12v present incoming, plus 12v on the light guage cable which i assume is control wires as this switches correctly,

I put a straight feed to they fans and they work fine.
They dont come on with air con either??


Help please

have you tested the temp sender to make sure that is working.

thanks, where is that located? but if the control wires are switching, surely that is?

there should be a temp sender somewhere on the rad or an hose. which switches on at a set temp, and sends a live supply to the fan or control unit. I know nothing about gaylander electrics so I don't know what the fan control unit does but it will need a temp activated signal to tell it to turn the fan on.

hi, thanks, i found that and replaced it, still same, there is a supply at fan control unit, and the signal wires have 12v also???????/

Praps it's not hot enough - it's blooming winter you know!

Cheers

Blippie

dun't it work by switching to earth ?

If it's that much of a concern why not get a separate temp. switch and hard wire the thing in place, that way you can control the fans or let the new switch do it automatically.

All you need is a double pole double throw switch, a relay, some wire and a thermo switch and if you go really mad you might wire in a warning light or even LED. Most expensive bit will be thermo switch, I put one on my Classic, think it was about £50.00, really neat, easy to install, no leaks and the temp is adjustable. All in, I would guess £75.00 for a set up you will know works no matter what. Probably cheaper than taking it to a garage to have it diagnosed and fixed unless it is something really daft like a blown fuse, stuck relay or loose wire.