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Old Aug 7, 2009, 10:02 PM
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Fan Under the Engine??

Whenever I move my RA like across a parking lot and then turn it off again i notice what sounds like a huge fan running. Popped the hood and could feel air being pushed out by where the intake is. I could also feel air being sucked in by the front bumper openings. Wondering if anyone else experienced this and what it could be for sure.
Old Aug 7, 2009, 11:03 PM
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happends to everyone sooner or later, its normal so don't worry

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Old Aug 7, 2009, 11:13 PM
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transmission cooler fan. nothing to worry about.
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Originally Posted by athmak15
transmission cooler fan. nothing to worry about.

you mean ENGINE cooling fan.... there is no stock TRANs cooling fan in the RA or EVO X yea its normal... my RA does that everytime i drive across countys... which is like driving for 130+ miles in like 70F to like 90F weather
Old Aug 8, 2009, 11:28 AM
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It is very normal. I forget the exact physics and thermodynamics behind it, but in essence, whenever you drive a car, stop it, then drive it again for a very short distance and then stop it again, the engine coolant heats up in a way the car has to compensate for.

Think about it this way, you've just driven at 60 mph for an hour. Sure the car is producing a lot of heat, but there is a massive amount of airflow over the radiator. Now your car sits, all of the heat from the engine doesn't just disappear. Now, you start up the car after a very short period of time (the engine is still much hotter than when it was initially started), drive it a short distance, and there is almost no airflow over the radiator. The car senses this and engages the radiator fans in order to create airflow and dissipate the heat.
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yep what he said ^^^ hahah
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