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Old Jul 27, 2023 | 01:17 AM
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Is the radiator fan multi-speed? 10 second cycle when using A/C…

I bought my 2013 TL in November. This summer I noticed when parked with AC on the car will turn on/off/on/off/on/off the radiator fan every 10ish seconds (10-seconds on, 10 seconds off, etc) and I thought it was kind of annoying.

My friend said his other brand car did that when the slower stage fan speed was broken so it pulsed the high speed instead.

Is the TL supposed to have a slower more-constant fan speed or is the quick fan cycles normal?
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Old Jul 27, 2023 | 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Dreamliner
I bought my 2013 TL in November. This summer I noticed when parked with AC on the car will turn on/off/on/off/on/off the radiator fan every 10ish seconds (10-seconds on, 10 seconds off, etc) and I thought it was kind of annoying.

My friend said his other brand car did that when the slower stage fan speed was broken so it pulsed the high speed instead.

Is the TL supposed to have a slower more-constant fan speed or is the quick fan cycles normal?
Everything is working correctly, do not pay attention.
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Old Jul 27, 2023 | 09:54 AM
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Everything is working correctly, do not pay attention.
Okay thanks. I wish it did constant 50% speed or something but if everything is fine I guess I’ll just try to tune it out. AC works really good.
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Old Jul 27, 2023 | 11:15 AM
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Okay thanks. I wish it did constant 50% speed or something but if everything is fine I guess I’ll just try to tune it out. AC works really good.
The reason for the reliability of this system is the use of only 2 elements relay and a motor. There are no speed controllers on both fans.
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