radiator fan not spinning

[wewoy_romero]

guys, question:

is the radiator fan supposed to be spinning ALL THE TIME?

kasi kahapon, i opened the hood to investigate a noise i've been hearing for the past few days (it turns out my aircon compressor needs some oiling). tapos napansin ko, the radiator fan is not spinning. malamig pa naman yung makina because it was early morning. and the temperature gauge indicates wala pa sa kalahati yung init.

hindi pa naman ako nag-ooverheat. been using the car daily except pag coding. temperature gauge always stays in the middle.

is the fan supposed to be spinning only when the engine becomes hot enough tapos mamamatay pag malamig na or malamig pa?

many thanks.

[OTEP]

The belt driven fan spins with the engine (more or less at the same speed depending on how hot the engine is).

The electric fans on most cars have thermo-switches which only kick them in when needed.

[wewoy_romero]

sir otep, my car is a civic 98 vti. do you think it is one of those cars with the thermo switch things? kahapon ko lang kasi na-notice and hindi ako ganun ka-knowledgeable sa mga cars. salamat salamat

[torque2006]

yup, your car has a thermo switch. pag mainit na yung car (that meanas half na yung temp. sa gauge mo) dapat mag o-on yung fan ng radiator mo. subukan mo minsan silipin. pag hinde nag-on yun, ibig sabihin either sira yung: fan or thermo switch.

pero hinde ka naman nag-o-overheat eh. how many times ka maglagay ng water/coolant a month?

[niky]

If you don't overheat, don't worry. Fans on front wheel drive cars don't spin all the time.

[wewoy_romero]

*torque
di pa ulit ako naglalagay. hindi pa naman nababawasan yung coolant. nasa "max" level pa rin.

*niky
yep, hindi pa naman ako nagooverheat. laging nasa middle lang yung temperature gauge ko