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Honestly, I don't recall EVER hearing my fans running in my 03 Automatic E. Maybe they did and I never noticed, but in the 3 years I've had it I never noticed. Anyways, last Sat I was sitting in traffic waiting to park on the first hot day we've had in FL in a while, and I smell radiator fluid. I then notice my temp gauge is at about 3/4 of the way towards HOT. WTF??? It never goes past 1/2!!! Parked the car, got out, looked under hood, saw NO LEAKS, DRIPS, or anything in engine compartment or on ground. Went to event we parked for, came back 4 hours later, still no leaks under hood or on ground, and water level in radiator is fine. No leaking of anything inside car, so I don't think it's heater core. Just passed 100,000 and had an oil change the week before. I do a lot of driving, sometimes for hours, and never had this happen before. The next day a friend checked the fans at their plugs and said they both have 12/14 volts, and both fans spin freely. He thought the fan motors were dead and suggested I replace them. Old thread search here says $950 to have dealer do it, $750 non-dealer, and both are beyond my 'about-to-purchase-a-house' budget at the moment. My friend said I should be able to buy fans and put them in on my own, so I was wondering if anyone else has done that, and did you use Honda fans or generic same size fans. Or if anyone thinks it could be anything else, please chime in. I don't think it's the temp switch at the point where the radiator hose goes to the engine since the fans were getting power, which I assume means the switch is turning on. Also, I smelled the radiator fluid the next day, but then it went away and temp stayed normal.
Thanks for any help!
Thanks for any help!