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I wish I had've taken more notice now what the fans were doing back when it was working. It seems like a bit of a chicken/egg thing. I bought a remanufactured compressor from eBay US, and part of the sellers blurb included this; "Always check Condenser Cooling Fans both Clutch Driven by the...

Actually, it has both! Twin thermo fans at the front of the radiator, hydraulic fan at the rear. In theory, I think the thermo's are for low speed operation, but in practice I think they are on all the time the aircon is. I never really took any notice until I had this problem. Regards, Phil

Thanks for the comprehensive answer! I have a suspicion that it will be something in the dash, as the last time it was repaired, the aircon mechanic pulled the dash apart and replaced the evaporator. There were a couple of unrelated things not working properly after he re-assembled it (memory...

Hi, I have a '92 LS400 and the thermo fans are not running when the A/C is switched on. I beleive they should come on as soon as the A/C is switched on. The consequence of this is that the Aircon compressor is now locked. Before the same thing happens with the replacement compressor, can...