Electric Fan Keeps Cutting In..
Just had the car 1 week now ...and very pleased with it !!. I'm currently using it everyday (15/20 mins journey each way)and have noticed a "minor problem" with the electric fan. It seems to "cut in" more noticeably than other cars i've owned.
Is this a characteristic of the ZT260's?. This is despite the fact the car cannot be too hot as temp gauge =o.k + car not driven too far /thrashed/too cold outside !! etc. For example - Freezing cold (-2 degrees) on Friday night. Went out in evening and after a journey time of half an hour pulled up to stop,with engine running and fan cuts in.I had a look at "Other Blogs" out there at the weekend eg. MG-Rover.org and they talk about a "radiator recycling" and point towards a resistor failing?. This morning I ran the car in without aircon/climate on and fan didn't come on at all.
Any tips?. Is this a fault (resistor OR Other?) ...or is it normal?. The car came with a 3 month warrenty and i'd like to get it sorted if there's something at fault,under the warrenty (if it's covered).
Thanks.
Andrew M
Fan won't go off even when ignition turned off
Has anyone got any experience of or suggestions for this situation. Last November drove to work perfectly happily and when it came time to come home the battery was completely flat. The cause of this was that the radiator fan had remained on. AA man charged battery but was unable to switch the fan off - si I drove it to the garage and they too couldn't switch it off short of taking the fuse out. They could make no progress until a day later they said the only solution was a new control box. Two problems there - first there were none available til January at the earliest and second thay cost several hundred quid. Eventually they returned the car and showed me how to remove the fuse each time I stopped driving the car. However as if by magic the fans went off as normal again and we have had no bother ever since. Obviously that's good news but equally obviously I am worried it might happen again!
Any thought would greatly appreciated - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all you afficienados of this magical motor.
Julian