# Two fans?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/two-fans/60376>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** accord, honda\
**Created:** [January 23, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/two-fans/60376 "2011-01-23T19:16:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kkhiggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@kkhiggs](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kkhiggs)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/two-fans/60376/1 "2011-01-23T19:16:12Z")

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How many fans are supposed to be in the engine compartment for the radiator in my 96 Honda Accord Coupe? I have two, but one seems much newer and has a plastic housing instead of the metal one on the older looking fan.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/two-fans/60376/2 "2011-01-23T21:36:13Z")

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My '97 Accord, which should be the same, has two fans. My '96 Subaru also has two. Many cars have two fans.

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 1:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/two-fans/60376/3 "2011-01-24T01:10:26Z")

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There should be two. One is designed to operate when the engine temp reaches a certain point and both should operate whenever the A/C compressor is running as the single fan cannot remove enough engine heat and A/C condensor heat on its own.