# Fan relay **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [June 11, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fan-relay/31727 "2009-06-11T12:30:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stevedevo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@stevedevo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/stevedevo)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fan-relay/31727/1 "2009-06-11T12:30:13Z")
Hello. Does anyone who is intimate with ford escorts know where I can find the fan relay on 86 escort? Fan won’t come on when I turn on a/c. I hot wired the fan and it works. Fuses are fine. Seems to me d the relay and test it if I can find it, I can test it. Thanks so much. Steve. ---
**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fan-relay/31727/2 "2009-06-11T12:52:55Z")
The fan relay for your 1996 Ford Escort is located under the hood, driver’s side, front side of the strut tower, mounted on the wheel well. ---
**Author:** ![stevedevo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@stevedevo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/stevedevo)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fan-relay/31727/3 "2009-06-12T04:51:56Z")
Hellokit; Wow! In the wheelwell is a new one on me. I’ve been searching like crazy for this…Haynes manual useless. Thanks so much for your reply. Regards…Steve. ---
**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 11:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fan-relay/31727/4 "2009-06-12T11:17:06Z")
Er, Steve, the directions from [www.autozone.com](http://www.autozone.com) say on the wheel well, in the engine compartment.