Car runs hot when ac is off.

[DreamerGT]

With the ac on everything is fine, any idea on where to start looking to fix this? thanks

[Scottydoggs]

when the a/c is on both fans are also on full time.

with that being said, have you checked your coolant level, and re bleed the system? if your low on coolant is went somewhere.......

[DreamerGT]

Yeah the coolant seems to be level.

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

okay, its level.

But have you bleed the cooling system yet?

[DreamerGT]

no i havent, how would i do this?

[dsmuts]

When the car is warmed up to temp there is a bleeder valve on top of the thermostat housing. Crack that open until a steady stream comes out of it.

[DreamerGT]

ok cool, i try that and report back. thanks

[DreamerGT]

ok i open it and a stream come out, but the fans didnt kick on and the temp. started to rise.

[Tony Mendez]

low speed fan not coming on

[DreamerGT]

no not at all

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

Define hot.

I bet its not even reaching 210º, fans dont even kick on till 212 and 226.

Do you have a scanner that you're reading off or are you thinking that halfway on the temp gauge is too hot.

[popeyenate]

i have been having same issues, but now when i turn on the A/C, the fans dont even kick on. what could this be? Computer going out? Relays look fine, havent taken power and ohm meter to them yet...will do that tonight

[popeyenate]

ok, so a/c on, fans dont spin. the relays for fans (cooling fans, cooling fan 1 and cooling fan 2) are all good, the fuses are all good as well. is there a "drop resistor" on these newer cars like some of the old school ones? or is my computer shot? could be fans...going to check now.

[popeyenate]

so no drop resistor, pulled sensor output off that feeds ECM and fans kick on...wth is the issue? i am starting to hate this car...a decade it has been fine, til now

[Scottydoggs]

so no drop resistor, pulled sensor output off that feeds ECM and fans kick on...wth is the issue? i am starting to hate this car...a decade it has been fine, til now

you pulled the plug in the sensor under the t stat? that would be your engine water temp sensor.

[popeyenate]

that is the hard way to do it, but yet. i pulled it just above on the wire, right in front of the forward set of injectors...same thing, less of a pain to deal with...fans are on. plugged in, fans off. turns out my a/c was so damned low on refer it didnt want to work...at all. now its NICE AND COLD inside and fans work, how they were supposed to.