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Old 05-11-2015, 08:52 PM   #6
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Thanks Alex. Do you think its just the coolant temp that triggers it or are there other factors involved to signal the 'overheating condition'? I just took the temp up to 217 in the driveway with hood closed and the second fan remained idle.
217F isn't really "overheating"... my experience with overheating is usually in the realm of over 105-107C.

It's triggered by coolant temp, and usually some combination of ambient temp + vehicle speed. I don't have access to the ECU code, otherwise there would be a more definitive answer.

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