@@brashgarage lol respect brother. Wanna know something even better? Thank you, because I did this. I realized just how dumb I was I hadn't thought of it earlier & when you cut it I said "oh shit dudes a genius, complete bypassed sensor altogether" good work man honestly. Fans are cheap enough & easy enough to replace that just about everyone can afford this life hack. Great job duder, subbed.
@@brashgarage im planning on running a wire from the sensor to a toggle switch in the car to turn it on manually and if the sensor turns the fan on automatically then it turns it on automatically.
this is a common practice we do here in the Philippines as we have a scorching climate, I also did that to my 94 civic and I can say it's a pretty nice hack to avoid overheating.. though even if it's a very useful hack there are still some cons with this system, having the fan running all the time may take too much load to the battery and alternator (as what happen to mine).. what I did instead is installed a separate toggle switch for the fan by having it wired separately and with this I have the full control when to switch or not the fan specially when I need to get the right temp of the engine in a rainy or cold morning..
Don't pull the thermostat , running your car with no thermostat will allow water build up in your oil. I live in Arizona my Toyota Camry has had the fan hot wire to be on whatever the car starts for many many years never had a problem. It does take a while for the heater to warm up though on a cold morning.oh mine has two fans they both come on all the time .
@@brashgarage it was working last night when I watched your video but this morning it ain't I guess I'll just run it like it is hopefully it don't blow on me
@@jasondominguez830 just unplug the sensor and make a u with the paper clip. Stick one end in each female connector slot. Your doing this on the connector to the sensor, not the sensor it's self. That sensor works by being open until your water temperature reaches around 180 to 200° then it closes and turns on your fan. Paper clip acts like a closed temperature sensor, so your fan will always be on when your car is running. Some cars have two speeds or more on the fan, the fan is also hooked into AC system or other systems. You may even have two fans , so be sure what kind of fan system you have. I live in Arizona my toyota has two fans, I have had both fans hooked up to run whenever the car is running for several years. AC everything works fine, it does take extra long for the heater to get hot on cold mornings.
@@jasondominguez830 damn my bad man you plug the paper clip into the thermostat plug just unplug the connector that’s plugged into the thermostat and put a paper clip in it and it’ll jump your radiator fan on
My friend has a 95 coupe that the fan doesn't kick on. Instead of running it constant, was thinking a toggle switch would be more idea, but would these two wires shown in the vid to a 2 prong switch work??
Honda cooling system is cheesy + seems to get sketchy when it gets old. I think this is a genius idea especially if u live in a warm climate. People that say this would wear out the fans prematurely, well, i think constantly turning on + off like Hondas do would be more stressful on the fan motor than simply staying on (when the engine is running).
This is so stupid. Don't follow this guys video. If you have your fans running constantly the engine will never reach operating temps. You may not even be able to hit VTEC, as the engine has to be near operating temp. This is no solution. Its a bandaid, even saying that its doing no good for you.
This video is to show how to temporarily fix a fan issue, not a permanent solution. Obviously it wont reach operating temps and if you couldn’t tell this was done on a b18b so no vtec to hit anyways. In my opinion it is better to be able to drive your car home on colder than normal operating temps rather than letting it overheat and pop a head gasket. :) Thanks for your input though, have a blessed day!
@@brashgarage doesnt matter if its vtec or not. When the engine is running cooler then it should its going to use more fuel and run rich. Theres a reason why they like to be at operating temps. Thats where they run the most efficient. And instead of doing a temp fix, why not find out what the actual issue is? Have it running properly as it should.
I’m only going to say this one more time bud, this is a TEMPORARY FIX! As in if your car was overheating on the side of the road because the fans aren’t working this method could get you home not on a flat deck… Do the proper solution when you get home and can get the parts. Obviously it doesn’t matter if its VTEC or not lmao an engine is an engine... Carry on now and have a good day!
Well the fan running at full RPM consistently is not the best but it’ll be fine in a pinch. I don’t recommend this as a permanent fix though, just replace the sensor.
@@brashgarage I replaced the sensor and still nothing. I even replaced the 2 sensors underneath the distributer and still nothing. I plugged in a new fan and still nothing. I put a saftey pin in the switch that's sitting in the sensor on the thermostat and still thr fan didnt cut on. On thing that cut my fan on was running the fan directly to the battery so the fan is fine.
@@pongpagong1764 if u ever find out what the problem was let me know. I still havent found the issue. I'm starting to think it's a wiring issue and the wiring maybe messed up somewhere in my wiring harness.
Thanks bro, I watched this for different reasons than others most likely bought a b16a 89 swap for 500$ and the obd1 harness had the thermo housing switch cut and shorted was trying to find if i needed it or not glad it gets chopped for convenience
Little on commenting but is there a way to run it as a manual switch I got a 95 civic ex d16z6 running into this problem replaced every sensor to do with cooling and relay still nothing.
Yes I ended up running mine to a switch by using an inline fuse from the fan power. Although I haven’t had any issues I wouldn’t recommend it the proper way to do it is with a relay which I will be doing a video on in the future!
@andrewbadillo8715 no definitely dont do that your radiator has absolutely nothing to do with your fan coming on and off. Theres got to be a broken wire in the system of the fan switch or the fan switch sensor in the side of the block under the distributor is broken. Replacing radiator will do absolutely nothing.
@@brashgarage bet bet I’ll look into appreciate it the info, just trying to get up and running right it’s a 95 sedan civic so I’m sure it has to be something like that
Yeah no worries man. Considering my fan trick didn’t work that leads me to believe theres something wrong with those 2 wires, either a split in one or a short, etc. Unless you put the 2 wires coming out of the sensor together and not the wires going to the sensor (basically backwards of how i did it in the video.) And furthermore, theres really only 3 reason you would ever need to replace your radiator, 1) it sprung a leak, 2) the fins are damaged and not allowing enough air to pass through to cool it efficiently, 3) the radiator cap spring has lots it’s tension therefore can not hold the proper pressure in the cooling system. But If alls you’re chasing is a fan issue and my trick didnt work, find the broken wire it has to be broken somewhere in the harness. Good luck!
