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... Any idea of what goes where?Selling up my highly modified and restored Rev 1 V6 3.0 1MZ-FE VVTi(doesn't matter which side is which) (one of these wires will be the black and blue wire am I also connecting pin 30 to this. I.E. two wires spliced into one? 
- If i do go for the fusebox screw with an inline fuse route, which fuse should I put in there?jack-p wrote:Okay so if I did it the second way I would have:
Wire 85 and 86 to the two going to engine bay fan
Is this correct or have I misunderstood something?
Oh and Karl wait your turn, I havent finished picking his brains yet!
- that would do the trick. So the blue/black wire would go to one of 30/87 AND one of 85/86 
Finally, you ground the other side of the fan and you're done.jack-p wrote:Another question
So far today I've only managed to find a location for the relay and another for the earth, I'm thinking this may have to get finished tomorrow at my snails pace!
KarlBristol wrote:Whilst your answering fan questions
I've got dual rogue fans I'm going to wire in
Will I need x1 or x2 relays?
What type of wire would you recommend?
Could these take the feed from the original fan?
Finally I have 3 wires rather than the 2 that jack has
Oh and will I need a 12v or 24v rocker switch?
~13A those fans will take (worked fine for me). However, you've be pushing the 20A VENT fuse close to blowing if you ran the rogues and the engine bay fan off the same wire. My rogue fans only had a pair of wires coming out of them - I've no idea why you have three. I'd guess it's one common ground and the 12V feed for each fan independently. If that's correct, you should just be able to join two of the together.shinny wrote:
Yup
The remaining 85/86 goes to the blue/white wire and the remaining 30/87 goes to the fan.
That way I'll have less wires running through the engine bay and wont have to connect an inline fuse. So far I've mounted the relay and connected one of the engine lid fan wires to ground. I connected it to the earth bolt on the inspection panel. Which is my positive wire? I'd rather use the wires from this end of the plug though so is it a situation where I need to use the blue and black wire from the less accessible side or can I use the positive from this side? And which is the positive??- engine lid fan wire 1- earth+ 86 - engine bay fan positive- engine bay fan negative ](./images/smilies/eusa_wall.gif "Brick wall"){kind=small}
I warmed up the car until the fan came on and the new fan didnt come on. So where have I gone wrong??.. turn on the ignition and unplug the sensor on the engine bay lid. Your fan should come on and stay on until you plug the sensor back in.(if your relay has that pin) accidentally. If not, check whether your new relay is activating with the fan - you should be able to feel and hear it click on and off as you plug/unplug the sensor. (There is another relay that does this in the rear fuse box, so don't get the two confused) Took me a while and a little modification to get the fan sat securely in the lid without the blades rubbing on anything (mostly the fan's own housing!). After that I removed my standard engine bay fan (which was getting in the way of my oil cooler) and wired the fan directly up to the standard wiring without any relays, which works a treat (black stuff out a tube, don't know English word anymore 
) on the corners for some extra safety.
Ren0W wrote:I think we've got the same one
How did you attach the fan?
Merely stick it between the lid and cover?
I've noticed it really is a close fit, but I've still put some heavy duty
shinny wrote:There's no need to warm up or even start the car.
well now I feel like a fool! Makes it much easier, thanks.shinny wrote:
BTW, make sure you've not wired up to 87a
It is defiantely clicking when the fan comes on so not quite sure why it isn't working?? 
shinny wrote:
As it happens, I wired up my fan last night.
I assume there was no need for a relay because the original fan was removed. jack-p wrote:I'm thinking that both wires from the engine lid fan should be connected to the relay so it makes a complete circuit and this could be why it isn't getting power? at the moment one wire goes to the relay and the other is an earth so surely doesn't make a complete circuit???
This is why I'm asking rather than fiddling, I clearly haven't a clue! No relay present and it's working just fine for me 