VR4 Starter and fan issues
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 7:34 pm
Hey all,
So we recently picked up a VR4 Legnum for about $700, and have just finished doing the water pump/timing gear as well as a replacement rad.
We still have a few issues left with it though.
it can sometime take up to 20-30 turns of the key for the starter motor to kick in, during the failed attempts you can hear the fan relay click, and that's about it, the starter doesn't even attempt to turn. When it does start, the starter runs perfectly, and turns over almost instantly.
The other issue is that the fans don't kick in at all, ever...
The relay is working, and there is power getting to the controller on the back of the fans, but that's it.
I'm kind of thinking that one of the temperature sensors may be malfunctioning and the car not finding the need to start the fans?
The other odd thing is that the temperature gauge very quickly shot up (to above the red mark) after driving for about a minute, but the radiator didn't feel all too hot, and you could easily lay your hand on it.
Any thoughts here?
So we recently picked up a VR4 Legnum for about $700, and have just finished doing the water pump/timing gear as well as a replacement rad.
We still have a few issues left with it though.
it can sometime take up to 20-30 turns of the key for the starter motor to kick in, during the failed attempts you can hear the fan relay click, and that's about it, the starter doesn't even attempt to turn. When it does start, the starter runs perfectly, and turns over almost instantly.
The other issue is that the fans don't kick in at all, ever...
The relay is working, and there is power getting to the controller on the back of the fans, but that's it.
I'm kind of thinking that one of the temperature sensors may be malfunctioning and the car not finding the need to start the fans?
The other odd thing is that the temperature gauge very quickly shot up (to above the red mark) after driving for about a minute, but the radiator didn't feel all too hot, and you could easily lay your hand on it.
Any thoughts here?