cooling fan/engine

How can i tell if the engine cooling fan is working as it is never heard. Do i wait till it is to late when the red light comes. Also are these fans variable speed.

alsie2 wrote:How can i tell if the engine cooling fan is working as it is never heard. Do i wait till it is to late when the red light comes. Also are these fans variable speed.

There are a couple of different fans fitted to various C3 models, some are multi speed others are not.

You could try marking with white paint? but the fan can move a bit by itself. Maybe a small bit of tape that would easily be broken if the fan was powered up but not by the air passing through the radiator at speed.

I have never heard my fan while driving or after driving but I have heard it when its activated in lexia when I have been testing out the options it has to offer.

Hi,
Pop the bonnet when you come back from a long run. If it is not running it may be still be OK, just observe it while the engine is running and the car stationery - the fan will kick in when the engine reaches the designated temperature! Keep an eye on the temperature gauge at the same time. You will hear it kick in and run probably at high speed first then lower speed to keep it within the temperature range in the handbook. Theoretically of course!

Regards,
Ron.

No easy answer, lets pray.