I had the same thing happen and replaced it with a cheap one that also died a week later. I got a used OEM one and it has been good since. I also got another cheap new one to keep in the glove box for emergency, but I can also just cut it off when its stopped to get it home if I know the fan isn't running.
My fan module went out so I replaced with an OEM from the junkyard. The fan motor crapped out a few days later so I went back to the JY and got the motor from the same car, lol.
I would have done the same, but there are hardly any junk yards where I live. Hopefully my fan motor won't go out. This wouldn't even be a problem if cars still used the fan belt to power the fan.
@@RcFlashlight My car is 90% junk yard. OK, not that much. I paid more for a used OEM fan module that your Amazon module, which I assume is new knockoff something.
Same thing here but the junkyard I got my module from was $0.00. My connector is kind of burnt coming from the fan, so I will have to change the whole thing eventually. So far no problem
Easy way to check is to turn on the ac. It should automatically come on at idle. If it doesn't replace the fan and module. Pretty easy job. I remove the coolant tank but it can be done just moving it out the way. Another bit of advice is to get the fan for the police interceptor. It will draw more air through.
I did exactly with the AC in this video, and that's how I was able to quickly figure out the fan wasn't working. I wouldn't just go out and replace something without diagnosing though. You need to test the fan module and the fan to make sure they're all good. In my case, it was the fan module, but I was only able to determine that when I followed the diagnosing procedure from a youtube video.
I have a 2006 Lincoln Town Car. It has the same engine as the crown Vic basically. About two years ago, my car began to overheat all of a sudden while it was idling in the parking lot. I quickly turned it off, and I checked the engine and turned out there was almost no coolant at all. So I filled it up, and throughout the months, I never once saw a single leak, so I was confused to how the coolant level dropped super low. Then recently, I discovered coolant next to where the manifold is at. The area is small from where it was leaking though. However, I wonder if that is the culprit? Perhaps it might be time to change the manifold.
It’s very possible your intake manifold is cracked somewhere because they’re plastic. We had something really similar happening to this car. The coolant would just disappear so fast but there wouldn’t be any on the ground anywhere. I never saw any standing coolant near the manifold, but I wouldn’t doubt yours could be leaking a little bit. The mechanic who looked at ours put a new manifold on, and that fixed the problem.
i went through this same thing, thermostat first, then i changed the module, and fan still not working, so i have to replace the fan. But because it over heated, it actually caused transmission issues so i had a new transmission put in
Man that sucks. I think we're lucky the head gasket didn't get destroyed. This car overheated many times, and the only thing that needed to be done was replace the intake manifold.
2005 police crown vic ---- BRO I NEED HELP! been having overheating issues & replaced everything in the system. NOT overheating anymore but the radiator fan goes to high after only 5 mins of running. stays on high fan until shut off. replaced the radiator, water pump, CT sensor, HT sensor, thermostat (160), fresh coolant after 3 flushes. used a laser temp tool & highest reading on cyl or anywhere, is only 160 degrees. fan will be on HIGH with that LOW temp. CANT FIGURE IT OUT & NEED TO SELL!.
@paulshammas1859 I hate them to but I have a jumping spider in my room that I let live in my room, he does a great job killing other spiders and flies, completely harmless to me
I have a 2008 grand marquis and I thought it was the thermostat too but idk what it is, I just bought it yesterday and the fan doesn’t turn on at all while the a/c is on, the a/c doesn’t blow cold as well, what do u think it could be? Could it be the heads? Or the same thing u bought from Amazon?
Also water is not going thru the pump so Idk what to do but I don’t want to give up, I need the car for work and for my kids, I want to have a/c working good and blowing cold cuz it’s hot out here in Texas
Oh I know its gotta be hot over there. I want to help you out, so I got several questions. Does it overheat while you're driving, or just standing still? And does the AC blow cold only when you're driving?
@@RcFlashlight it overheats while and driving and when I’m still, the a/c doesn’t blow cold at all, after a good 10-15 minutes of driving it the pump from the radiator to the motor gets hot and the water doesn’t go through or the fans don’t turn on while the a/c is on
@@RcFlashlight I was thinking about selling it because I bought it thinking it was gonna be a reliable car for work and to fix minor things not knowing it was gonna come with problems, I just want to get it fixed so I could be able to get to work and take my family out
I hate to say it man, but I'm afraid you got a money pit or just bought someone else's problem. My guess is that the coolant is leaking out the waterpump and causing it to overheat all the time. I really don't know about what's going with that waterpump though. As for ac, you should let a shop do a leak test on it and let them recharge it. And for the radiator fan, the fan control module (what I replaced in the vid) is probably out or the fan motor. That's rough and hate to hear all that's going on with it. Hopefully it's not too expensive to repair all that, but with all those problems you never what else could be wrong. I hope that goes well and you can get the issues resolved or maybe find another vehicle that's better off.
I have a 2008 and my engine is over heating I got fresh oil coolant flush and I got a new tune up but it’s still over heating I’m just hoping this is the reason
It’s called a radiator fan control module. It’s located on the driver side near the top of the radiator fan. You probably won’t be able to see it very well, but it’s very easy to get to and remove. If you can’t find it, just look up a video on RUclips and watch them. Good luck.
Dorman Sells' the whole fan assemble! With module! Great one! For 166! We run all our Crown vics! As Taxis. IN Miami. Each crown vic" has over 600.000! Miles! They run like new!
What does your temperature gauge say when it's doing this? Could be your temperature gauge sensor going out. It could also be a stuck relay for your radiator fan. Check your coolant level too.
@@RcFlashlight it’s cold at start, and seems to come up to mid range as it should. Never seen it go above mid. How does electrical work on these? It stops when I turn the car off which makes me lean away from the relay thing. Not sure how the fan control modules work or what cuts power to them if anything or if they’re always getting a 12 volt supply. I’ve been in the process of flushing out my coolant system, that’s how I noticed the fan issue. Praying I don’t have a head gasket issue as it appears at some point some dumb might have out the gasket in a bottle crap in as the coolant had metal flakes in it
There's always a 12v power supply going to the fan relay (also known as the fan control module) regardless if the key is on or not. It's possible your fan control module could be malfunctioning or something. I'll leave it up to you to decide if that's the part you should replace, but that's my guess. And yes that head gasket stuff can ruin an engine.
my crown vics radiator fan is working and mine still gives me the same issue. will overheat after driving for around 45 mins or gradually climbs temp in idle. replaced the thermostat yesterday and it was steady 190 since.. but after driving it today for about 30-45 mins it climbed all the way up to 215 degrees on my OBD reader. really hoped it was just the thermostat but seems it didnt fix it. RIP
When it overheats, is it driving or standing still? You said your fan was working, so check your coolant level. Keep an eye on your coolant level often to make sure it doesn't get low. Make sure there are no coolant leaks anywhere. If you have to keep refilling the reservoir but you don't see any leaks, that probably means the engine is leaking coolant at the intake manifold gasket.
@@RcFlashlight yeah no leaks and coolant keeps getting low. Sounds like I need to take it in. RIP thanks for letting me know what it could be! Hopefully it’s not a crazy expensive fix. Lol
@@ItzSupp I hate be the barrier of bad news, but this car did the same thing for a while. It would just use a ton of coolant and I would have to refill it constantly. My mechanic replaced the intake which was a costly repair, but it fixed the problem. I hope that’s not what is going on with yours, but it probably is.
It went out couple weeks ago again. The reason it went out is because the radiator fan was drawing too many amps and it burned that module out. So had to replace the fan assembly.
This isn’t a how-to video. This is what was wrong with my car. Besides it’s just held in place with one bolt that you have to loosen. Not that hard to do.
I had the same thing happen and replaced it with a cheap one that also died a week later. I got a used OEM one and it has been good since. I also got another cheap new one to keep in the glove box for emergency, but I can also just cut it off when its stopped to get it home if I know the fan isn't running.
My fan module went out so I replaced with an OEM from the junkyard. The fan motor crapped out a few days later so I went back to the JY and got the motor from the same car, lol.
I would have done the same, but there are hardly any junk yards where I live. Hopefully my fan motor won't go out. This wouldn't even be a problem if cars still used the fan belt to power the fan.
@@RcFlashlight My car is 90% junk yard. OK, not that much. I paid more for a used OEM fan module that your Amazon module, which I assume is new knockoff something.
Same thing here but the junkyard I got my module from was $0.00. My connector is kind of burnt coming from the fan, so I will have to change the whole thing eventually. So far no problem
Easy way to check is to turn on the ac. It should automatically come on at idle. If it doesn't replace the fan and module. Pretty easy job. I remove the coolant tank but it can be done just moving it out the way. Another bit of advice is to get the fan for the police interceptor. It will draw more air through.
I did exactly with the AC in this video, and that's how I was able to quickly figure out the fan wasn't working. I wouldn't just go out and replace something without diagnosing though. You need to test the fan module and the fan to make sure they're all good. In my case, it was the fan module, but I was only able to determine that when I followed the diagnosing procedure from a youtube video.
@@RcFlashlight
True.
I have a 2006 Lincoln Town Car. It has the same engine as the crown Vic basically. About two years ago, my car began to overheat all of a sudden while it was idling in the parking lot. I quickly turned it off, and I checked the engine and turned out there was almost no coolant at all. So I filled it up, and throughout the months, I never once saw a single leak, so I was confused to how the coolant level dropped super low. Then recently, I discovered coolant next to where the manifold is at. The area is small from where it was leaking though. However, I wonder if that is the culprit? Perhaps it might be time to change the manifold.
It’s very possible your intake manifold is cracked somewhere because they’re plastic. We had something really similar happening to this car. The coolant would just disappear so fast but there wouldn’t be any on the ground anywhere. I never saw any standing coolant near the manifold, but I wouldn’t doubt yours could be leaking a little bit. The mechanic who looked at ours put a new manifold on, and that fixed the problem.
I see you left your windows down in your vic 1 day as well, birds love it
i went through this same thing, thermostat first, then i changed the module, and fan still not working, so i have to replace the fan. But because it over heated, it actually caused transmission issues so i had a new transmission put in
Man that sucks. I think we're lucky the head gasket didn't get destroyed. This car overheated many times, and the only thing that needed to be done was replace the intake manifold.
2005 police crown vic ---- BRO I NEED HELP! been having overheating issues & replaced everything in the system. NOT overheating anymore but the radiator fan goes to high after only 5 mins of running. stays on high fan until shut off. replaced the radiator, water pump, CT sensor, HT sensor, thermostat (160), fresh coolant after 3 flushes. used a laser temp tool & highest reading on cyl or anywhere, is only 160 degrees. fan will be on HIGH with that LOW temp. CANT FIGURE IT OUT & NEED TO SELL!.
An HVAC pro should be able to fix those problems
Smashing that spider made me press like
Sorry man, it just scared me. We don’t usually see spiders that big around here.
@@RcFlashlight I hate spiders
@@paulshammas1859 Ohhh I misread your comment.
@paulshammas1859 I hate them to but I have a jumping spider in my room that I let live in my room, he does a great job killing other spiders and flies, completely harmless to me
I have a 2008 grand marquis and I thought it was the thermostat too but idk what it is, I just bought it yesterday and the fan doesn’t turn on at all while the a/c is on, the a/c doesn’t blow cold as well, what do u think it could be? Could it be the heads? Or the same thing u bought from Amazon?
Also water is not going thru the pump so Idk what to do but I don’t want to give up, I need the car for work and for my kids, I want to have a/c working good and blowing cold cuz it’s hot out here in Texas
Oh I know its gotta be hot over there. I want to help you out, so I got several questions. Does it overheat while you're driving, or just standing still? And does the AC blow cold only when you're driving?
@@RcFlashlight it overheats while and driving and when I’m still, the a/c doesn’t blow cold at all, after a good 10-15 minutes of driving it the pump from the radiator to the motor gets hot and the water doesn’t go through or the fans don’t turn on while the a/c is on
@@RcFlashlight I was thinking about selling it because I bought it thinking it was gonna be a reliable car for work and to fix minor things not knowing it was gonna come with problems, I just want to get it fixed so I could be able to get to work and take my family out
I hate to say it man, but I'm afraid you got a money pit or just bought someone else's problem. My guess is that the coolant is leaking out the waterpump and causing it to overheat all the time. I really don't know about what's going with that waterpump though. As for ac, you should let a shop do a leak test on it and let them recharge it. And for the radiator fan, the fan control module (what I replaced in the vid) is probably out or the fan motor. That's rough and hate to hear all that's going on with it. Hopefully it's not too expensive to repair all that, but with all those problems you never what else could be wrong. I hope that goes well and you can get the issues resolved or maybe find another vehicle that's better off.
I have a 2008 and my engine is over heating I got fresh oil coolant flush and I got a new tune up but it’s still over heating I’m just hoping this is the reason
Does it over heat at idle or while driving? I wanna see if I can help you out, and this info would be real helpful.
Your awesome man thanks!!
How's the module holding up 9 months later?
It burned out on me again. We figured out that the radiator fan was drawing too many amps, and that’s what caused it to go out again.
Man, I was liking the video until you killed the harmless male wolf/field spider :(
It scared the crap outta me when I saw what I thought was a snake crawling in the leaves. I kinda felt bad about it afterwards.
Yeah man don't kill the spiders they are great killers of nuisance bugs
I couldn’t tell where you installed the part. This won’t help me replace the part that fixes this problem.
It’s called a radiator fan control module. It’s located on the driver side near the top of the radiator fan. You probably won’t be able to see it very well, but it’s very easy to get to and remove. If you can’t find it, just look up a video on RUclips and watch them. Good luck.
Dorman Sells' the whole fan assemble! With module! Great one! For 166! We run all our Crown vics! As Taxis. IN Miami. Each crown vic" has over 600.000! Miles! They run like new!
Great job!
Soooo glad I watched this vid
I’m having an issue on my 2003’where the fan is always spinning even when it’s cold
What does your temperature gauge say when it's doing this? Could be your temperature gauge sensor going out. It could also be a stuck relay for your radiator fan. Check your coolant level too.
@@RcFlashlight it’s cold at start, and seems to come up to mid range as it should. Never seen it go above mid. How does electrical work on these? It stops when I turn the car off which makes me lean away from the relay thing. Not sure how the fan control modules work or what cuts power to them if anything or if they’re always getting a 12 volt supply. I’ve been in the process of flushing out my coolant system, that’s how I noticed the fan issue. Praying I don’t have a head gasket issue as it appears at some point some dumb might have out the gasket in a bottle crap in as the coolant had metal flakes in it
There's always a 12v power supply going to the fan relay (also known as the fan control module) regardless if the key is on or not. It's possible your fan control module could be malfunctioning or something. I'll leave it up to you to decide if that's the part you should replace, but that's my guess. And yes that head gasket stuff can ruin an engine.
my crown vics radiator fan is working and mine still gives me the same issue. will overheat after driving for around 45 mins or gradually climbs temp in idle. replaced the thermostat yesterday and it was steady 190 since.. but after driving it today for about 30-45 mins it climbed all the way up to 215 degrees on my OBD reader. really hoped it was just the thermostat but seems it didnt fix it. RIP
When it overheats, is it driving or standing still? You said your fan was working, so check your coolant level. Keep an eye on your coolant level often to make sure it doesn't get low. Make sure there are no coolant leaks anywhere. If you have to keep refilling the reservoir but you don't see any leaks, that probably means the engine is leaking coolant at the intake manifold gasket.
@@RcFlashlight yeah no leaks and coolant keeps getting low. Sounds like I need to take it in. RIP thanks for letting me know what it could be! Hopefully it’s not a crazy expensive fix. Lol
@@ItzSupp I hate be the barrier of bad news, but this car did the same thing for a while. It would just use a ton of coolant and I would have to refill it constantly. My mechanic replaced the intake which was a costly repair, but it fixed the problem. I hope that’s not what is going on with yours, but it probably is.
@@RcFlashlight yeah it’s unfortunate but I love my Vic. Although it’s a money pit.. it’s worth every penny.
@@ItzSupp For sure! They’re getting harder to find these days. Keep them if you can.
I wish I saw this video before doing the water pump and thermostat.
How did you know it was the module?
ruclips.net/video/9GDviB8OkJg/видео.html I watched this video
Wolf spider?
So that’s what the fan is for, to cool the engine!
That, and it also cools the condenser so the ac will blow cold.
Same for 2004 Lincoln TC, anyone?
Dorman makes inferior parts. They don't last. Always buy OEM Motorcraft parts.
It went out couple weeks ago again. The reason it went out is because the radiator fan was drawing too many amps and it burned that module out. So had to replace the fan assembly.
thermostats fail open. the car would run too cool.
Yeah, but it turns out the thermostat wasn’t the problem. It was my radiator fan control relay.
Instead of showing spiders and butterflies, how about showing how you got the part on and off??
🤦🏻♂️
This isn’t a how-to video. This is what was wrong with my car.
Besides it’s just held in place with one bolt that you have to loosen. Not that hard to do.