vr4 ac and radiator fans

[nate108]

hi guys my radiator fan and my ac fan have both died in my aspec 91 vr4
i also had a second hand vr4 radiator fan fitted but the shop fitted a dead fan, car was in the shop for 6 days
and no body checked if the fan worked before charging me and sending me on my way home to overheat 20mins from the shop - thanks for that!!

anyway basically the bushes in both the radiator fans are dead, the fan runs for about 10secs then stops.

i have swapped all the resistors, relays and fuses related to the ac and fans

i have also tried the cooling fan relay bypass with a direct wire at the fuse box to a switch as per VFAQ but no luck
it just makes a click noise and no fans turn on.
http://www.vfaq.com/mods/wayback/1gcoolingfan.html

i cant find anyone with a vr4 ac or radiator fan forsale so im now going the aftermarket path

can anybody recommend a replacement make and model that will fit with out to much hassle?
also can i just splice the wires from the old fans so the ac and radiator fans can operate as the stock fans were intended or do i have to
run both off a separate non stock related switch?

appreciate any help

thanks,

nate.

 

[bazeng]

Nate, it is very strange that both fans would have failed simultaneously. Have you tried running wires from both fans directly to the battery to rule out possibilities of damaged wiring in the car loom.

I haven't looked at the vfaq bypass trick but I am assuming that they gnd the temp sensor wire?

Anyway, if you are confident that it is the fan(s), go purchase some SPAL fans. They are cheap, low profile and quite.

 

[nate108]

Nate, it is very strange that both fans would have failed simultaneously. Have you tried running wires from both fans directly to the battery to rule out possibilities of damaged wiring in the car loom.

I haven't looked at the vfaq bypass trick but I am assuming that they gnd the temp sensor wire?

Anyway, if you are confident that it is the fan(s), go purchase some SPAL fans. They are cheap, low profile and quite.

the ac and radiator fans failed at different times
the ac went ages ago and the radiator recently i was getting by on just the radiator fan but now i cant drive it in traffic at all

both radiator fans mine and the one from the shop - im pretty sure have faulty brushess
i can power them directly on 12v and they spin for about 20secs then shut down.

will the spal fans direct fit?
and will they work with the stock temp sensor config?

 

[bazeng]

Not a direct fit but can easily be made to fit. Yes they will work with the stock sensors