Peugeot Partner - Engine cooling fan

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Sat 10 Aug 2024 10:25
Peugeot Partner - Engine cooling fan - Janine Barker

Hi, this is the second Peugeot that I've owned (the previous being a 2008) in which the engine cooling fan (I assume that's what it is!) comes on frequently, and stays on for a while after turning the ignition off. Previously, it seemed to happen when I made two journeys close together, as if it hadn't had a chance to fully cool down between trips (and yet I could make one really long trip and it didn't happen.) Anyway, I just put it down to it being a quirk of a French car, but this morning I drove the car for only 10 minutes from cold, and the fan started up. I'm sure that it shouldn't be coming on so frequently, so any advice would be appreciated. Thank you. Oh, just to add that the temperature gauge shows it to be "normal".

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Sat 10 Aug 2024 10:28
Peugeot Partner - Engine cooling fan - Brit_in_Germany

Is the air conditioning switched on?

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Sat 10 Aug 2024 10:29
Peugeot Partner - Engine cooling fan - elekie&a/c doctor
What year is the van ? Is it a diesel with Aircon ?
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Sat 10 Aug 2024 10:38
Peugeot Partner - Engine cooling fan - Bromptonaut

Is it a 1.6 diesel?

We have a Berlingo with what that engine and occasionally the fan remains on after the ignition is off. We don't think it's a high ambient/raised coolant temp issue as it happens year round. I've had cars in the past where the fan runs on in those circs,

We suspect in this case it's associated with DPF regeneration.

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Mon 12 Aug 2024 12:16
Peugeot Partner - Engine cooling fan - Gibbo_Wirral

Peugeot often put the cooling fan relays in the front grille, as a result they get their contacts clogged up with dirt and crud.

Try getting to them and giving the contacts a clean with electrical contact cleaner. That's fixed many 307s and 407s which have come to me with this problem

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Sun 18 Aug 2024 11:19
Peugeot Partner - Engine cooling fan - edlithgow

Peugeot often put the cooling fan relays in the front grille, as a result they get their contacts clogged up with dirt and crud.

Try getting to them and giving the contacts a clean with electrical contact cleaner. That's fixed many 307s and 407s which have come to me with this problem

Beware of electrical contact cleaner. I've had plastic components disintegrate after its use, and now would apply it very sparingly or not at all.

I'd suppose if you put it on a cotton bud and apply it directly to contacts (rather than spraying them) it should be OK, but mostly I use crumpled aluminium foil in forceps as an abrasive, or a nail emery file, or a bamboo toothpick or chopstick.

I used to use match heads (as used in the army to clean the recoil plug on the SLR) but I dunno if you can still get matches.

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