1990 Honda Accord Cooling Fan Not Working

[weingartdude]

I have a 1990 Honda Accord that I just purchased a few weeks ago...The other day the temp gauge went to the max...I realized the cooling fan is not coming on at all. I don't know much about cars at all but I checked the cooling fan (15A) fuse and it's ok...I also checked the Cooling fan relay and it looks ok. Is there anything else I can do/check to try and fix this or would anyone know what could be wrong. I doubt it has anything to do with it but this happened right after I had some stuff done at Jiffy Lube. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

 

[Grumpy AuContraire]

I have a 1990 Honda Accord that I just purchased a few weeks ago...The other day the temp gauge went to the max...I realized the cooling fan is not coming on at all. I don't know much about cars at all but I checked the cooling fan (15A) fuse and it's ok...I also checked the Cooling fan relay and it looks ok. Is there anything else I can do/check to try and fix this or would anyone know what could be wrong. I doubt it has anything to do with it but this happened right after I had some stuff done at Jiffy Lube. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

The first mistake was going to Jiffy Lube... Did you check to see the connections to the temperature sensor usually located near the base of the radiator? (I'm not certain where it's located on late model Hondas).

JT

 

[TeGGeR®]

I have a 1990 Honda Accord that I just purchased a few weeks ago...The other day the temp gauge went to the max...I realized the cooling fan is not coming on at all. I don't know much about cars at all but I checked the cooling fan (15A) fuse and it's ok...I also checked the Cooling fan relay and it looks ok. Is there anything else I can do/check to try and fix this or would anyone know what could be wrong. I doubt it has anything to do with it but this happened right after I had some stuff done at Jiffy Lube. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

See my reply to this same message posted to alt.autos.honda.

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[Frank Boettcher]

I have a 1990 Honda Accord that I just purchased a few weeks ago...The other day the temp gauge went to the max...I realized the cooling fan is not coming on at all. I don't know much about cars at all but I checked the cooling fan (15A) fuse and it's ok...I also checked the Cooling fan relay and it looks ok. Is there anything else I can do/check to try and fix this or would anyone know what could be wrong. I doubt it has anything to do with it but this happened right after I had some stuff done at Jiffy Lube. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

Jump directly from your battery to the fan. Does it run? If so it is OK. if it doesn't tap the fan. Does it run for a few seconds? If it does your motor brushes are worn out, and unfortunately, I've not found any place to buy them. If it doesn't run at all the motor is shot.

Frank

 

[Alex (2)]

See my reply to this same message posted to alt.autos.honda.

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Here's my 2 cents worth.
Some years ago, I had this problem with my '78 Civic. The fan was not needed in normal driving, but in long idling or while in slow traffic, the temperature would climb (sometimes to boiling) since the fan wouldn't go on. After tracing the trouble to the thermo-switch on the radiator (very tight spot!), I tied replacing the switch, but it was so tight that I decided to do something else rather than risking tearing the radiator wall. So, 'temporarily', I installed a swithch on the dashboard to activate the fan when the temp gage climbed too high. Just press the switch and hold it till the temp goes down in a few secs or mins. "Temporarily" became "permanently".
Alex

 

[Todd K.]

I've rebuilt Honda fan motors with brushes from ACE hardware. Also the bearings dry out on these fans. Dissassembling and lubricationg may help.

Todd K.