E46 M3 Aux Fan Removal

The fan clutch nut is reverse threaded.

E46 m3 aux fan removal.

Remove cable from bracket side tabs then pull connectors up and out of bracket. N15 design e46 m3 electric fan mount diy 1. Remove radiator fan shroud and fan. Spin the fan to unscrew a little faster but make sure you don t let the fan drop.

Choose how many gift cards you would like below. Remove auxiliary electric fan cable connectors from fan shroud bracket. This article concerns itself with the latter fan which is otherwise known as the auxiliary fan or aux fan for short. 4 bolts hold the fan on.

Many of the principles should apply to the e46 as well. Bolt is longer than other similar bolts to be removed. Press in connector clip and remove connector. Bmw e46 m3 s54 3 2l fan switch.

I noticed that the new plug for the wiring didn t have a little square piece that holds it to the cowl. I pulled my aux fan awhile back just to clean all the bug carcasses out of. Remove right side light bulb cable electrical connector. This would be for a 3 series with a manual transmission wh.

Remove intake duct using needle nose pliers to remove all 4 clips. Comes with related o ring mounted in upper radiator hose controls operation of auxiliary fan. Remove radiator and drain coolant from lower radiator hose. 2 2 remove the 3 push pins holding the shield.

There is one on top directly. You can set the denomination in your cart during checkout. Remove fan shroud mounting bolt at top left of fan shroud t25 torx bit socket 1 4 1 4 ratchet. In this video i show you how to remove and install the electrical fan on a bmw 3 series e46 model.

This article specifically outlines the procedure to troubleshoot and replace a fan on the e36. Lock in the water pump pulley and unscrew using the 32mm wrench. 2003 bmw e46 air con cooling fan fault fixed. 3 6 remove fan using the e46 m3 water pump locking tool 001170sch01a and a 32mm wrench.

The aux fan serves two purposes.