[tobyo123]

Hi all,

I've noticed that my 1996 318i radiator fan is always on. I'd not spotted this in California where it was always warm, but moving to cold Utah the temperature gauge is permanently in the blue zone to the left and the engine is never getting a chance to warm up.

Question - is there a component that typically fails to cause this?

In addition the heater/AC control on the dash board stopped working ages ago and I never tried to fix it - just opened the window instead. Are the two related or is the cooling fan independant of the Heater/AC systems?

Thanks! Toby.