Rocketfella

Sounds reasonable

So 90 is positioned in the central shaded region of the gauge or is it past it?

Thanks Wino and Ken.

I think you are right, I'm being overcautious. There is no indication of overheating. I will replace the faulty fan and stop there, if I see that as the weather gets hotter that the temperature gauge drifts to the right I will sort it out.

You're assumptions I think are correct, I was just worried that the relay module might be playing up. It's just that I live in a village at the top of a mountain and now it's beginning to get quite hot (Spain). It seriously takes me 15 minutes of driving in second gear to get home, and never has the fan made its presence felt. On the other hand there are no indications of overheating. So I might be somewhat overcautious. I will change the fan. Cheers

Thanks, I have seen you have explained the way to remove the fan switch connector before in a different thread but the image has disappeared from the thread. The clip is on the top so it might be easier if I access it from the top, removing battery and battery support. Thanks again you're a star

Hmm, can't access the radiator thermoswitch, I've disconnected both fan connectors, but can't figure out how to take off the connector's plastic support so I can access the thermoswitch connector. Also I wouldn't know how to unclip it. Maybe a better approach would be through the top taking the battery support out. But then I would have t connect the battery to test the thermoswitch

The repair looks great and fun to carry out but I do agree that it might be time to get a new fan. I will see if there are some in eBay or Amazon. I also checked on a friend's Fabia and he had exactly the same problem. Thanks again

You are right, I tested it with the multimeter before testing with the battery and between the central pin an the outer two there was complete lack of continuity. So thats why I used the outer pins for the battery test. Is the fan easy to get out?, it looks about cramped.

I didn't try it come to think of it, could try again, I tested it on the two exterior contacts, there is a central contact, I suppose it will be the central contact plus another one of the two pins. Makes sense what you are saying.

Chequed fuses, are all OK. When switching on the AC only one fan spins (the smaller one). Tomorrow I will short the radiator thermoswitch.

I have checked all but the 5 amp one in the past, will have a look at that one next, found the thermoswitch, I have large and shaky hands will have a go as soon as I figure out how to access it.

Thanks Wino, I will try that, I will check to see on which part of the radiator they are located and will get back to you. Cheers

It is a 2001 Fabia 1.9 SDI with AC

Yes

Managed... took me a while to figure it out, radiator fan works fine directly from battery. Thanks anyway. I was wondering if shorting the coolant temperature sensor terminals to test the rest of the cooling electrical system would be a good idea, If I had a variable resistor from 2k ohms to zero it would be a safer bet than directly shorting out the terminals for sure. But I haven't got one. What do you think?. The thing is anyone sure that when switching the AC both fans should spin simultaneously, because in my case only one spins, the smaller one. Cheers.

Hi, want to test the radiator fan directly from battery but having difficulty disconnecting the connector

Great, thanks for the info. I will try it

Sorry to sound dumb, but had a look and it seems to have a VW reference in the manual so I'm s bit lost, I normally go for 5W30 for my cars and replace it every 15000 km.

Hi from Spain, bought a Skoda Fabia 1.9 SDI mk1 yesterday and it seems great. I part exchanged a Chevrolet Aveo which was a disaster heap. I'm very happy with the change. Let's see how we get on. I'm sure that it won't take much to keep me happy after the Chevrolet experience.