Overheating
Asked by Ccrew4life Jul 30, 2016 at 02:18 AM about the 2003 Toyota Camry SE
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
Why wont fans turn on unless i tap it? My 2003
camry has been overheating there are no leaks
under water pump could it be a thermostat or a
relay?
8 Answers
firebird338 answered 7 years ago
If you have to tap on anything to get it to work then part is going bad and needs to be replaced.
Auto_Centric answered 7 years ago
Loose connector or harness issue. What are you taping the fans, they rarely go bad unless its an extremely high mileage vehicle.
What part of the Fan/Fans are you tapping on? Do you have 2 Cooling Fans....and.....does tapping on both get them both to function?
Ccrew4life answered 7 years ago
Yes two fans if i turn the ac on the radiator fan would turn on only. But now i was mad and hit both motors on both fans and they turn on i was like cool. Now i have to spin radiator fan backwards just a bit and it starts.i drove my car today for 30 min it was fine i drove aeound city only yesterday i drove up and down ny block for 30 minutes he got really hot again. Like i said no water pump leaks that i can see i have 130000 miles
OK...now we have to find someone with some knowledge and experience in fixing cars. I would be inclined to check the fans first. I would disconnect one at a time and use two fused jumper wires...and "hot wire" the fan directly off the battery. I would do this to both fans ...one at a time. I would observe how fast the fan starts up and runs. If the fans start up and run well....The fans are good .I would then find a wiring diagram of the Fans Circuit. That is where I would use a Volt/Ohm Meter to check the circuit out.. I seem to remember several Temperature Control Switches in the circuit. See if you have something sticking out of the Radiator with 2 wires coming out of it. Disconnect that sensor and see if both fans stat up and run.
Ccrew....did you ever find a fix for your Fan problem?
