Engine fan - Saxperience

Jay00 · 22nd March 2012, 23:32

Ok, so I've just got driven back from a friends house, only about a mile or so away, pulled up outside my house and sat with my engine running whilst I had a smoke, during having a smoke the engine fan came on whilst I had the car idling (Car idle's a little strange anyway). So I shut the engine off and gave it a few mins to cool, switched her back on, opened up the bonnet and within another couple of mins the fan came back on. There's a hot dry smell (only way I can describe it) coming from my engine too. Don't know whether I'm just being paranoid and thinking there is a problem cause I don't know a great deal about mechanics or whatever?

Anyone clear my querie?

Prickle^p · 22nd March 2012, 23:33

Check your coolant level.

Jay00 · 22nd March 2012, 23:35

I checked that only the other day and it was fine.

projectsaxo · 22nd March 2012, 23:39

i'd double check your coolant level if that is fine then more than likely you a-ok mate

Jay00 · 22nd March 2012, 23:42

Yeah? awesome. It's just that it only comes on ever so rarely that when it comes on twice in a row, I get wondering. Probably should bleed + change my coolant at some point soon too.

adamspencer · 23rd March 2012, 07:42

the engine wont cool very much in just a few minutes, so the fan would kick in again anyway cos it hasnt cooled. Dont worry about it mate