My X is sitting in the garage waiting for my to finish the oil pan gasket... Here's a picture looking towards the fan with the cabin air filter housing removed... only problem is the squirrel cage is blocking access to the bearing. Perhaps you could bend a u-shaped piece of soft copper (1/4" refrigeration line) to get in there.

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David.X5
2001 X5 4.4i Sport
SOLD! at 160k miles