civicmike98

My fans consistently turn on at 208-213 degrees, the manual states they should turn on at 196-203. No idea if it's an genuine Honda sensor or not. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed the same.

motegicivic

What model car, auto or stick?

I think the average is about 210 which fine, as long as it comes on you are fine.

EsotericImage

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210 is on the high side.

190 should be the "normal" temp

is this the oem set up or did someone use a cheap ebay fan?

civicmike98

duh, it's my daily 99 Civic commuter, auto, all stock (unless the previous owner repaired it with the incorrect part)

jbpnoman

And how exactly what anyone supposed to know that before you said it? We can't read your mind.

civicmike98

"duh" as in "duh, that should have been in the original post"

jbpnoman

and how were we supposed to know that?

In all seriousness though, you're still within safe operating range. Most aftermarket fan switches come on sooner, not later. Yours might just be getting old. You could replace it with a factory part, but I personally wouldn't worry about it.

civicmike98

lol, well played

Well, that's 5-17F above spec according to the service manual. FYI, I also just replaced a HG, and surprisingly enough I don't want to do it again I noticed this while bleeding the coolant. Unfortunately, "aftermarket" could also mean crappy non-oem part. Not sure if this is how these sensors start to fail, etc.

On a similar note, don't suppose anyone has actually noted at what point the oem dash temperature need actually moves? Mine doesn't budge even up to 223.

siregcivic

fan switch oem is around 210 degrees, my h22 with oem fan switch turns fan on at 210 same as my friends h22 swap civic oem fan temp switch is right around 210