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Old 03-17-2017, 01:39 AM
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For your 540i E39, check the engine mounts. Look for the DIY by "BlackBMWs" in bimmerforums on how to replace the engine mounts.
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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...

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Old 03-18-2017, 05:13 AM
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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!!!
Why not just replace the the Fan clutch with a new good quality OEM one instead of used????
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Old 03-18-2017, 06:22 AM
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Why not just replace the the Fan clutch with a new good quality OEM one instead of used????
I pretty much got the ones I had for free... they were apart of a water pump I pulled from the PIY... I never really had a problem with then on my other BMW's, but this one doesn't like mechanical fans for some reason... once this last one failed, I did the research on converting to electric and like the idea more for lots of reasons!

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2003 E53 X5 4.4i (06-26-2003 build date) Silver exterior / Black interior (Silvester II)
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