Cooling Fan Resistor 3 Pin/plug Is 2 Pin?

[ATK 137 1 Cars]

Went to fit my new cooling fan resistor (metal tube to allow slow speed rad fan), new part with three pins.

 

Little brown plug to plug it into has three holes in the plug but only two wires/connectors linked up - is this right? if so how do i know which way around to put the resistor?

 

Also I have a clip (toolclip 18mm) to mount it - where is it meant yo be mounted as I cant see any suitable holes to put the clip on the top of the rad?

 

cheers!

[Ryan 99]

You can plug the resistor in either way round, it doesn't matter.

[welshpug 1,627]

 

20140924_190331 by WELSHPUG, on Flickr

[ATK 137 1 Cars]

Cheers, where is it clipped to though?

[welshpug 1,627]

top of the radiator.

[ATK 137 1 Cars]

Hmm, no holes to stick the clip into on mine!

[welshpug 1,627]

Doesn't need holes, just clips over the top lip.

[ATK 137 1 Cars]

Ahh i got the wrong clip. anyone got any clips haha.

[acox99 73 1 Cars]

When I took my front bumper off it was clipped to the front panel under the headlight with a very rusty original looking clip. I assumed it was original but maybe not.

[welshpug 1,627]

No it wasn't, that would have been the dim dip resistor.

[ATK 137 1 Cars]

Take this clip is incorrect then

[acox99 73 1 Cars]

Ahh ok. that's the only resistor I have. I must be missing this one. Where is the wiring for it, I haven't come across anything bridged. I have (did have) high speed fans. Il Need to find out further info on this treasure.

[ATK 137 1 Cars]

[ATK 137 1 Cars]

Wiring for fan resistor is on same self contained loom as blue plug for rad fan switch.

 

The dimdip resistor is hard to see on mine but was plugged in far below nearside headlamp.

 

dimdip has wires coming out of it and then a plug, whereas the fan resistor has a socket only which the loom plug goes into.

 

I think!

[acox99 73 1 Cars]

Thats the dim dip resistor clip that's on the front panel they welshpug said about.

[acox99 73 1 Cars]

Where did you buy it from ATK? Is it OE only? Thanks for the info. Il route about before the rad and slam panel goes back in fully.

[welshpug 1,627]

Yep not the right clip.

[ATK 137 1 Cars]

Got any spare clips WP?

 

acox99, I got my resistor from farmer on here

[acox99 73 1 Cars]

Il take your current clip off your hands if it's of no use to you.

[ATK 137 1 Cars]

No probs mate, inbox me your address and I'll pop it in the post for you, no charge

[ALEX 98 1 Cars]

I cut the plugs off mine and replaced them with expensive Ip68 ones. Trouble is I may have mixed them up as my fan is constantly running for 20 mins after a run. I noticed that they have different numbers e8 d8 IIRC. I've swapped them over and the fan went off. But haven't run the engine yet to see if the fan clicks in. Are the resistors different or is mine bust? Also I remember the resistor for the fan is to give two stage fan speeds. But what's the headlight one do?

[mrfirepro 127 1 Cars]

headlight one is for dip/dim and goes here (needs fitting properly)

 

 

and has three wires onto a brown plug (not as shown above) the fan resistor has the brown plug at the end of the resistor and no flying leads

 

 

[ALEX 98 1 Cars]

Ahhh.

Do all fan resistors not have the fly leads across the range of 205 phase options?

 

It's certainly an easy way to identify the resistor, but doesn't explain why the numbers are different stamped on the end or the two with fly leads on mine though?.

Edited October 6, 2014 by ALEX

[welshpug 1,627]

fan resistors dont have fly leads.

[ALEX 98 1 Cars]

Looks like my cti didnt come with a fan resistor and had a dip dim in its place.

Got the dip dim working as it should, Looks like the other resistor is blown.

it must have an higher resistance for the fan as it was comming in at full speed when only warm with the working resistor.

I've put a wanted advert up for a fan resistor.

Edited October 7, 2014 by ALEX