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997 Engine fan issue

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YOUR RESEARCH997 Engine fan issue

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Reported cause · Original poster

All people complain that the fan doesn't stop after the engine is stopped, my issue is the opposite.

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Replace just in case

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Suggestion · Original poster

I am going to have the engine bay temp sensor replaced just in case.

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Leading evidence: 'opposite' (1 discussions report identifying this cause; no attributable repair resolution). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'opposite' (1 discussions; 1 report identifying it and 0 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Replace just in case' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Run about 30 mins

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It started about 5 mins after the ignition was off, ran for about 30 mins, then stopped.

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Replace just in case

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Suggestion · Original poster

I am going to have the engine bay temp sensor replaced just in case.

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Set pattern etc'

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Suggestion · Original poster

It has just been serviced and I asked this question and the Porsche technicians answer was it has a mind of it's own it does what it needs to do there is no set pattern etc'...

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Replace just in case

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Suggestion · Original poster

I am going to have the engine bay temp sensor replaced just in case.

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Run about 30 mins

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It started about 5 mins after the ignition was off, ran for about 30 mins, then stopped.

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Set pattern etc'

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Suggestion · Original poster

It has just been serviced and I asked this question and the Porsche technicians answer was it has a mind of it's own it does what it needs to do there is no set pattern etc'...

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opposite

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Reported cause · Original poster

All people complain that the fan doesn't stop after the engine is stopped, my issue is the opposite.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi guys, glad to be here, just picked up a 2005 tiptronic C2S Cab with just 35,000 kms (21,000 mls) on the clock in midnight blue, used to own a midnight blue 996 Carrera 4 Cab. I have an issue I think with the engine bay fan, I have read all threads out there on this issue, but I haven't found an answer that helps me. The engine bay fan never comes on unless the key is in the ignition and the power is on. All people complain that the fan doesn't stop after the engine is stopped, my issue is the opposite. When back from a long hot drive, the fan is on, I turn off engine and the fan stops. If i turn the power back on in ten or twenty minutes the fan comes on straight away. It seems to me that fan wants to be on, but can't without power from the ignition on. It has just been serviced and I asked this question and the Porsche technicians answer was it has a mind of it's own it does what it needs to do there is no set pattern etc'... What do you guys think? I am going to have the engine bay temp sensor replaced just in case.

POST 2Original post

The Porsche techs are correct.  I've a 2005 C2S and once warm the fan is on all the time even after it's been sitting for hours at work when I start up in the afternoon the fan comes on.  In 12 months it has only come on once when the car has been stopped.  It started about 5 mins after the ignition was off, ran for about 30 mins, then stopped. Had it checked at the dealer and it was given the all clear.

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Well it's good to hear it may not be an issue after all. I have only owned the car for 2 weeks so I can only judge it within that time frame.

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