Who sells Radiator Fan Relay any more

mikls63rag

OK...I ordered a Radiator Fan Relay from Bus Depot for my van last week and the package came in with no Radiator Fan Relay. Bus Depot says that its obsolete.
I checked Van Cafe, and Go Westy. They don't sell it either.

Can some one point me in the right direction?
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RCB · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 8:56 am Post subject:

So they just shipped you an M-T box Shocked

....whats the part number.

mikls63rag · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:36 am Post subject:

Terry Kay · Banned Joined: June 22, 2003 Posts: 13331

From VW that relay is an NLA part alright---
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RCB · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 10:27 am Post subject:

I just Googled the part number and it looks like you can get it from a few different places. Just because VW says its not available dont mean it aint. That part might fit/be the same part that other vehicles use too.

Check around I bet you find one. Wink

mikls63rag · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 11:16 am Post subject:

RCB · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 11:25 am Post subject:

OK .....let me save you some time. Google the part number. Your gonna get a bunch of pages...skip by all the Russian ones.... (U with me so far)
check out the one Rock Auto has, most likely the same one sold by VW and all those other makes and models. I thunk I saw it on page 5 or 6

mikls63rag · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 2:32 pm Post subject:

brad131a4 · Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 12:01 am Post subject:

Was going to say Napa but realized you were looking for a relay not the thermo switch.

pioneer1 · Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:06 am Post subject: relay

Will you crazy American's stop saying WALA!! It's Voila- (French) Very Happy

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mikls63rag · Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 12:16 pm Post subject: Re: relay

mikls63rag · Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:29 pm Post subject:

OK...I found that Van-Cafe sells them too.

http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1126_750/cooling_fan_relay__88_thru_91_ecu_relay.html
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crazyvwvanman · Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:02 pm Post subject:

What makes you sure you need a fan relay? The one shown on VanCafe site is a more expensive relay and not quite the same as a stock fan relay. If you have A/C you have 2 relays so be sure you know which of the 2 you need as they are different. They both are fairly generic relays as well so easy to replace even outside of our VW world.

Mark

morymob · Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:38 am Post subject: Re: relay

mikls63rag · Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 4:09 pm Post subject:

ok...the reason for the needing of the relay is because I do have the AC on this van and when it gets warm enough for the fan to kick in, only the high speed kicks in and not the low speed any more. I checked the switch on the radiator and its doing its job as needed. On the other hand, the only thing I can think of would to to replace the relay for the fan.
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crazyvwvanman · Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 4:28 pm Post subject:

Well, low speed does not use any relay. It does use a resistor pack to slow down the motor and that is most likely your problem. They burn up with age and then the low speed does not work and the A/C performs less well too since it needs the low speed fan on whenever the A/C is on.

http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_553_669/fan_resistor.html

Mark

mikls63rag · Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 4:30 pm Post subject:

[quote="crazyvwvanman"]Well, low speed does not use any relay. It does use a resistor pack to slow down the motor and that is most likely your problem. They burn up with age and then the low speed does not work and the A/C performs less well too since it needs the low speed fan on whenever the A/C is on.

http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_553_669/fan_resistor.html

Mark

Thanks for the info Mark.
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