Good day!!

I put new motor mounts in when I rebuilt the motor about 20K miles ago... The original fan and clutch were used after the rebuild and it wasn't long when they exploded one bitterly cold morning... I lost my coolant sensor, hoses, and the shroud... I replaced all that with used parts... My fan exploded again just recently, again on a bitterly cold morning last month... I put on one I had from a 4.4L X5 water pump pull... Aftermarket fan, but OEM clutch... The clutch must have been bad right away... It would wobble and allow the fan to sit still with the motor running... No resistance at all on the clutch... Very odd to see actually... I pulled it and am now looking to just run electric...

Cheers!!!

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2001 E53 X5 4.4i (03-07-2001 build date) White exterior / hellbeige interior (6MT swap vehicle - Manny)
2002 E53 X5 4.6is (12-20-2001 build date) Imola Red exterior / M-texture interior (Red)
2003 E53 X5 4.4i (06-26-2003 build date) Silver exterior / Black interior (Silvester II)
2008 Mini Cooper S ragtop (04-17-2008 build date) Dark Silver exterior / Gray interior ( Topless)
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