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UR_CHEEKY_GIRL
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2000 Questions for all other cars Two Wheel Drive Manual 65000 miles
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my car is an x reg ipeugeot i've just bought it and the last time i drove it (for about 15 mins) when i turned the engine off the fan turned on for a couple of minutes. is this normal or is something wrong?
Jun 18, 2008 at 1:59 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

The cooling fans will turn on with the ignition turned off. When the engine stops, the heat will still build up in the cooling system for a short time, this is just the system working as it should.

Mark (mhpautos)
Jun 19, 2008 at 1:38 AM
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