I was driving up to South Dakota when I had P0495 "Cooling Fan High Speed" pop up. I've read some other threads that all point to the fan clutch but my symptoms don't match those of others. I do not have the loud roar typical of the failing fan clutch and I can spin the fan pretty easily by hand when it's off. I was also getting 15 mpg, which I consider acceptable for driving 75 mph into strong wind. I've never replaced my fan clutch and I've put about 60k miles on it with no other problems from the fan clutch.
I was fighting a stiff headwind (25-30 mph) for about four hours when the code turned on. I haven't cleared the code yet and I want to see if it goes away on it's own since I'm no longer fighting the wind. Has anyone ever heard of a strong headwind causing the cooling fan to turn fast enough to cause this code? Or should I order a new fan clutch and plan for its inevitable demise? Does anyone know if we can monitor commanded fan speed vs. actual fan speed with Torque?
I was fighting a stiff headwind (25-30 mph) for about four hours when the code turned on. I haven't cleared the code yet and I want to see if it goes away on it's own since I'm no longer fighting the wind. Has anyone ever heard of a strong headwind causing the cooling fan to turn fast enough to cause this code? Or should I order a new fan clutch and plan for its inevitable demise? Does anyone know if we can monitor commanded fan speed vs. actual fan speed with Torque?