So I'm over in Wales, working the truck up some challenging hills. On return today, a loud fan noise was eminating from behind the air box. Just wondering if someone could educate me on what it is and why?
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Fan noise after hot drive in engine bay?
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Fan noise after hot drive in engine bay?
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Re: Fan noise after hot drive in engine bay?
Radiator fan kicking in cos it's getting hot. nothing to worry about.
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Re: Fan noise after hot drive in engine bay?
Not the radiator fan, something from inside engine bay in little pocket behind air filter.
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Re: Fan noise after hot drive in engine bay?
hmmmm.... Turbo spinning down?
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Re: Fan noise after hot drive in engine bay?
My SA Audi engined van has an aux coolant pump which sometimes runs after engine switch off on hot days, I wouldn't be surprised to find that JX vans have the same.
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Re: Fan noise after hot drive in engine bay?
As above, prevents heat soak.
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Re: Fan noise after hot drive in engine bay?
It's some sort of fan, with one power supply connector on top. Seems to be connected to air flow pipes, but very hard to see where everything goes.
What is heat soak?
What is heat soak?
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Re: Fan noise after hot drive in engine bay?
It's the cooling fan for the turbo ( only on syncros ) if the relay above the fan gets wet the fan will stay on !!
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