Never said that your experience is not factual. Only said it is anecdotal and cannot be universally accepted.
Pile on--there's that--I'm the victim complex.
You've seen other posts verifying your experience---in my view, because of the importance of a properly working aux fan, they should have also replaced the fan ASAP.
Why should I replace a $450 fan so it can fail again-- I have over 114,000 miles on the original aux fan that has been activated far more than yours ever will be.
Less critical is still critical.
The point of posting the video link was to show that performance is effected with an explanation of how the DISA works. Along with lost performance is reduced mileage. Here is another source of verification:
BMW E60 5-Series DISA Valve Replacement (M54 6 Cylinder) - Pelican Parts Technical Article
My posts aren't to convince you of anything---that would follow the definition of insanity. My posts are for those that might take you seriously.
Case in point--a 10hp attic fan of any size to endorse your point is at best funny. If you had done a little research you would find years and years of the proven benefits of an electric fan over a clutch fan.
I did't say you can't loosen the clutch fan nut with a wrench, a screwdriver and a hammer. I said some do and for some it does not work. Plus, I don't use that method because there is a risk of damaging the water pump. I also provided a link to a $10 best practice tool set. Based on the cost of a water verses a $10 tool to eliminate that risk I think it is extremely poor advice to recommend otherwise.
My electric puller fan did not blow up. The fan is fine. The controller fried. I replaced it with the same one. I had recently adjusted the controller to the summer setting. I'm guessing that had something to do with it. Bragging--if that was the case, I wouldn't have posted the controller failure. And I never even implied clutch fans are inferior as far as quality. My electric fan cools better than my clutch fan did and does not use horsepower to turn it. Based on my particular application it has benefits that I deem important.
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Originally Posted by trader4
Figures that you'd pile on, join in and expand the attacks into new
areas. Overheating? Who should I believe, you or my own eyes?
I've driven the X5 here in the environment I use it in and I've
never had the temp gauge go above normal. NEVER. I've seen
other folks report the same thing.
"New Jersey is cold country so the auxiliary fan is less critical than an area that is consistently hot in the summer. "
Wow, you figured that out? I suppose I should replace that $450
fan so it can fail again just in case the car somehow winds up in
Phoenix just to make you and upallnight happy.
Watched your video link. It's pretty much OK, except he claims
that the DISA improves low and high end performance. I recall
Bentley saying it increased mid-range performance. He's wrong
about the gasket not being replaceable separately. I have one
on the car, they are available from a variety of sources.
Since you want to drag your electric fan conversion into it,
I never said it would not work in place of the mechanical fan.
I said that I think your claim of it being a miracle 5 or 10hp
boost in available power is nuts and I showed you what a
10hp fan actually looks like. It wasn't a typical attic fan,
it was a whopping huge one like 5 ft in diameter.
You may think I'm an idiot, but at least I can easily get the
X5 fan off with a good old 1 1/4" wrench, how about that
for mechanical skills?
I see your less than a year old electric fan conversion recently
blew up, so IDK why about this you're bragging. My stock, original mechanical fan is still running fine.
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