Ford P0480 OBD-II Trouble Code Definition:
P0480 Cooling Fan 1 Control Circuit Malfunction
P0480 Ford OBD-II Trouble CodeDescription:
OBD Trouble Code P0480
Fan 1 Control Circuit
What does the code mean? OBD-ii Code P0480 definition:
The electric cooling fan is controlled by the powertrain control module (PCM) through the cooling fan relay based on inputs from the following components: – The engine coolant temperature (ECT) sensor – The intake air temperature (IAT) sensor – The A/C selector switch – The A/C refrigerant pressure sensor – The vehicle speed sensor (VSS) The PCM controls the cooling fan by grounding the cooling fan control circuit which turns ON the cooling fan relay. The cooling fan relay will be commanded ON when the following conditions are met: – The engine coolant temperature reaches 106¡ãC (223¡ãF) or more. – The A/C clutch requested. – The vehicle speed is less than 38 MPH. The cooling fan relay will be commanded ON regardless of vehicle speed when the following conditions are met: – The engine coolant temperature is 151¡ãC (304¡ãF) or more. – The A/C refrigerant pressure is high. The cooling fan may be commanded ON when the engine is not running under a fan run-on conditions described in the electric cooling fan general description portion of the service manual.
The electric cooling fan is controlled by the powertrain control module (PCM) through the cooling fan relay based on inputs from the following components: – The engine coolant temperature (ECT) sensor – The intake air temperature (IAT) sensor – The A/C selector switch – The A/C refrigerant pressure sensor – The vehicle speed sensor (VSS) The PCM controls the cooling fan by grounding the cooling fan control circuit which turns ON the cooling fan relay. The cooling fan relay will be commanded ON when the following conditions are met: – The engine coolant temperature reaches 106¡ãC (223¡ãF) or more. – The A/C clutch requested. – The vehicle speed is less than 38 MPH. The cooling fan relay will be commanded ON regardless of vehicle speed when the following conditions are met: – The engine coolant temperature is 151¡ãC (304¡ãF) or more. – The A/C refrigerant pressure is high. The cooling fan may be commanded ON when the engine is not running under a fan run-on conditions described in the electric cooling fan general description portion of the service manual.
Symptoms Sumptoms of OBD code P0480
– Engine Light ON (or Service Engine Soon Warning Light) – Engine overheating
– Engine Light ON (or Service Engine Soon Warning Light) – Engine overheating
Causes Causes of the OBD-II code P0480
– Fan control relay harness – Fan control relay connector – Fan control relay – Cooling Fan 1 The Error code is generally activated on detection of the following conditions: The P0481 code is detected when the PCM detects that the commanded state of the driver and the actual state of the control circuit do not match.
– Fan control relay harness – Fan control relay connector – Fan control relay – Cooling Fan 1 The Error code is generally activated on detection of the following conditions: The P0481 code is detected when the PCM detects that the commanded state of the driver and the actual state of the control circuit do not match.
Solutions – Replace the malfunctioning fan control relay 1 – Replaced cooling fan 1