fan kicks on

[shock tube]

The fan will kick on for no apparent reason. I now it cools after you run it but i came home one day and the car had been parked for a couple of days and the fan was running. Any suggestions.

 

[Steve Wood]

Most likely the delay relay.....unplug it and see if the problem goes away

Delay relays are prone to get water inside and we often smear a little silicone around the seam on the bottom. On the other hand, with a good cooling car, the relay may never be triggered and a lot of us just leave it unplugged as it does not do anything, anyway.

 

[Gary Wells]

Is the fan delay relay the one that is the farthest rearward of the 3 or on the driver side just below the hood.

 

[salvageV6]

Delay relay is the big one on the drivers side, two connectors going to it.

 

[shock tube]

Thanx for the info. I unplugged it and it stopped acting up for a while then started kicking on again. I'll just leave it unplugged and see how that goes. Thanks again.