Radiator Fan is still on!

[kenz]

when i turn off the engine, the radiator fan takes 5-10 seconds to shut down...is this normal? btw, my car is 04 lancer mx. thanks

[OTEP]

It can be. On some vehicles the fan can even start with the engine off already.

[istan]

My MX does it too.

[LANPARTY]

Mine also specially if the engine is hot....

[LANPARTY]

Mine also specially if the engine is hot....

[v6dreamer]

when i turn off the engine, the radiator fan takes 5-10 seconds to shut down...is this normal? btw, my car is 04 lancer mx. thanks

It happens because, thankfully, your car is smarter than whoever is driving it! It has a thermometer, along with many other sensors, and when it detects that the engine is too hot for it's own good, it runs the fan to cool the radiator coolant. It's a good thing, don't worry. And no, it should have no adverse affect on the battery, because it's sensing that as well.

[4agze]

thats normal, my old camry was like that after a long drive or a hot summer on rush hour

[Dexxx]

Wow! Thanks for the info guys! I also thought it was a malfunction. But others told me otherwise. but this really explains it all. Thanks smart guys!

[goodfellow]

when i turn off the engine, the radiator fan takes 5-10 seconds to shut down...is this normal? btw, my car is 04 lancer mx. thanks

kenz,

I have a 05 (sedia) lancer 1.6 MT, its the same with my car, the aux fan runs around 5 seconds after turning off.

BTW, would you or somebody here know if the 04 and 05 models are the same? It would be great to form a group with the same body type lancer.. Any body else with the same idea? Even just to compare notes, share sources and experiences..

Ciao!

[renzo_d10]

Don't be worried, that's normal especially when the engine is HOT. That happens to me sometimes.