Fan Control

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The PCM monitors certain parameters (such as engine coolant temperature, vehicle speed, A/C on/off status, A/C pressure, etc) to determine engine cooling fan needs.

For Variable Speed Electric Fan(s):

The PCM controls the fan speed and operation using a duty cycle output on the Fan Control - Variable (FCV) circuit. The fan controller (located at or integral to the engine cooling fan assembly) receives the FCV command and operates the cooling fan at the speed requested (by varying the power applied to the fan motor).

CROWN VICTORIA/GRAND MARQUIS, TOWN CAR: FCV DUTY CYCLE OUTPUT FROM PCM (NEGATIVE DUTY CYCLE)

FCV Duty Cycle Command (NEGATIVE (-) duty cycle)	Cooling Fan Response/Speed
0-<5%	Fan off, controller inactive
5-<10%	Fan off, controller is in active/ready state
10-90%	Linear speed increase from 20% to 100%
>90-<95%	100%
95-100%	Fan off

LS6/LS8, THUNDERBIRD: FCV DUTY CYCLE OUTPUT FROM PCM

FCV Duty Cycle Command (positive (+) duty cycle)	Cooling Fan Response/Speed
0-4%	100% (default maximum)
4-6%	100% if duty cycle is increasing 0% (off) if duty cycle is decreasing
6-12%	0% (off)
12-16%	20% if duty cycle is increasing 0% if duty cycle is decreasing
16-90%	Linear speed increase from 20% to 100%
90-100%	100% (default maximum)

For Relay Controlled Fans:

The PCM controls the fan operation through the Fan Control (FC) (single speed fan applications), Low Fan Control (LFC), Medium Fan Control (MFC) and/or High Fan Control (HFC) outputs.

For three speed fans, although the PCM output circuits are called low, medium and high fan control (FC), cooling fan speed is controlled by a combination of these outputs. Refer to the 2.0L FOCUS (with A/C) and TAURUS/SABLE: PCM FC OUTPUT STATE FOR COOLING FAN SPEEDS table.

2.0L FOCUS (with A/C) and TAURUS/SABLE: PCM FC OUTPUT STATE FOR COOLING FAN SPEEDS

PCM OUTPUT	LOW SPEED	MEDIUM SPEED	HIGH SPEED	FAN OFF
LFC (FC1)	ON	ON	ON	OFF
MFC (FC2)	ON	OFF	ON	OFF
HFC (FC3)	ON	OFF	OFF	OFF

2.0L FOCUS (with A/C) and TAURUS/SABLE: PCM FC OUTPUT STATE FOR COOLING FAN SPEEDS

PCM OUTPUT	LOW SPEED	MEDIUM SPEED	HIGH SPEED	FAN OFF
LFC (FC1)	ON	ON	ON	OFF
MFC (FC2)	OFF	ON	OFF(or ON)	OFF
HFC (FC3)	OFF	OFF	ON	OFF

FREESTAR, MONTEREY: PCM FC OUTPUT STATE FOR COOLING FAN SPEEDS

PCM OUTPUT	LOW SPEED	MEDIUM SPEED	HIGH SPEED	FAN OFF
LFC (FC1)	OFF	ON	ON	OFF
MFC (FC2)	ON	OFF	ON	OFF
HFC (FC3)	ON	ON	ON	OFF