Recent content by derocher

The only difference on the polarity is that I originally was going to change the polarity on the fan-side of the FCM. After looking at the other 5, it turned out it was the polarity on the PCM-side of the FCM. Glad I waited before doing that. I have read somewhere that the fan is supposed to...

Just a couple updates. So, a friend has an 07 Mazda 5 Touring and I took a look at the wiring and fan. I confirmed that my fan was spinning the wrong direction and airflow should be towards the rear of the vehicle. I also learned that my wiring on the 3-prong harness to the fan control module...

Thanks for the additional thoughts. How do you like the ScangaugeII? Sorry, I didn't mean to throw the dealer under the bus. Yeah, I wish the cost was going to be lower and the certainty behind the dealer tech's troubleshooting was higher, but in this case I think the dealer tech probably did...

Secondtyme, Thanks for taking a look at your 5's wiring. That's an interesting thought that it may be louder if running backwards. I'll look into things a little more and if I can confirm that it should be running in the other direction, I'll swap the positive and negative running to the fan...

Hi there, I recently purchased a used 2007 Mazda 5 Touring from an area dealership. So far, I love the car, but I noticed some behavior from the cooling fan that isn't quite right. I was wondering if anyone on here might be able to help. When we bought the car, the cooling fan would run when...