recently i blew a upper radiator hose and my car overheated, i replaced it and thought the problem was solved but that's not the case, found out that my radiator cooling fan is not kicking on, dont know why, checked the fuse and its good, i'm thinking its either the fan motor or the fan switch, but i dont want to trouble shot by buying parts and that's not the problem.

i guess what i am asking is are these items common to go bad, does one go faster than thee other, give me some advise onto which one might be the problem, or the most common problem.

thanks.

 

check if...

1. thermostat is sticking
2. air bubbles in the system
3. any leakage somewhere else
4. head gesket leaking
5. burning antifreeze

 

you can hoook up the fan directly to the motor and see if it turns on to see if it is the motor or not

 

I would check first if the fan works. If it does get a test light and get the motor to running temp and check if the power turns on were the pulg goes on to the fan.

 

1. thermostat is sticking
2. air bubbles in the system
3. any leakage somewhere else
4. head gesket leaking
5. burning antifreeze

1. already checked for leaks, no leaks.
2. i am burninig antifreeze.
3. radiator is fine.

i'm able to drive to work and back(my job is like 15 min away), but if i do any driving further, the car begans to heat up. for some reason the fan is not kicking on.

 

huh, good idea thanks.