fan runs on and off and causes battery to die

[sarah]

My radiator fan would kick on and was told it would come on and off whenever it wanted from a repair shop. I have it a a local non acura repair shop and am getting a run around as to to the cause of the fan draining the battery. They have told me a relay needed to be replaced and they did that and now they say another relay needs to be replaced. He said a relay is like an inch long block. I do not know about cars and am wondering how many "relays" are involved in the control of the fan. Am I getting the run around or what else coluld could cause the fan to run on and off on its own enough to drain my battery every day. Any help? Sarah

 

[1992tegsedan]

if they dont know acuras i wouldnt trust em. i wish you the best of luck sara and hope your teg is on the road again soon.

 

[jdmjim]

well you have a radiator fan relay a a/c condenser fan relay and a cooling fan timer any one of them could be bad.if the timer goes bad that could cause the fan to stay on.

 

[dc2b18]

chances are if it takes them more than two tries to fix something as simple as replacing relays, you need to find another shop

 

[bluestrick]

Its the relay. I had the same problem with mine. but i got mine. i got mine from my friends junkyard for free =D

 

[Forsaken]

Bluestrick,

Any idea which relay they replaced?? Was it the main relay?