3 posts in Car Diagnostics blog about "cooling fan" — OBD-II diagnostics, DTC codes, repair. ← All posts
On a variable-speed fan there is no relay to swap. The control is a module and a signal, which changes both the symptoms and the diagnosis.
A cooling fan that does not run produces a very specific pattern: fine on the motorway, overheating in traffic. That pattern is the diagnosis.
The fan is the last line of defence against overheating. How to test it in two minutes and why the fan itself is usually innocent.