Limp mode due to fan
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From: Wilmington, NC
Car: 1991 Chevy Camaro RS
Engine: V6 3.1L
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Limp mode due to fan
Alight here's the deal randomly my car has a mind of it's own but here's what happens. My car will go into a limp mode once the car gets hot enough for the fan to kick on and continues to kick on example 5oclock traffic n stop lights. Limp mode meaning it will start sputterig an not excellerate. And then it will stop and be fine again. What could it be? Fan relay? The fan turn on switch the temp sender? Ecu? What anyone else have the problem? Any input would be awesome.
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From: Cary, North Carolina
Car: 1992 RS
Engine: Carbed 350
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42 posi
Re: Limp mode due to fan
Is there a coolant temp sensor in the intake right by/at/on the thermostat housing? Some V8 cars have one, tells the computer coolant temps and computer changes tuning accordingly - might be bad. If like a V8 car, would have a black wire and yellow wire to it.
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Car: 82 TA 87 IZ L98 88 IZ LB9 88 IZ L98
Engine: 5.7TBI 5,7TPI 5.0TPI, 5,7TPI
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Re: Limp mode due to fan
You do realize that in limp mode the fan is always on so it's probably limp mode triggering the fan, find out why it goes into limp mode.
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Car: 1989 Camaro RS
Engine: 305 TBI
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Re: Limp mode due to fan
I have a bad ecm, because of the ground so the fan is ALWAYS ON, bypasses... any good fix for cheap?
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Car: 1991 Chevy Camaro RS
Engine: V6 3.1L
Transmission: automatic
Re: Limp mode due to fan
no the fan comes on then eventually it will go into limp mode. then start running fine and the fan doesnt necessary kick back on for it to start being in limp mode again
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Car: 89 GTA/93 S13/91 Si
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Transmission: 700R4
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Re: Limp mode due to fan
okay so i had the same problem and had to get a piggyback because my PROM was coming loose from the ECM and making it limp..check your PROM and make sure its in the ECM good..
heres what i did:
unplug the battery..open the ecm..take the prom out and re-set it nice and firm into its slots and see if it happens again..
what happens is..over time they just get loose and the piggy back tightens everything up..
this is the one i used
http://www.moates.net/g1-memory-adap....html?cPath=64
might be different cuz you have a 91 but im not sure..
heres what i did:
unplug the battery..open the ecm..take the prom out and re-set it nice and firm into its slots and see if it happens again..
what happens is..over time they just get loose and the piggy back tightens everything up..
this is the one i used
http://www.moates.net/g1-memory-adap....html?cPath=64
might be different cuz you have a 91 but im not sure..
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