Aux Fan - Cheapest Place to Buy!!

[Villaflowers]

I have removed the bumper.the old fan i removed by sliding down under front bumper it was a tight fit ....im trying to install new fan but having trouble and suggestions >>???

2005 x5 3.0

[bimmerboy12]

Originally Posted by Villaflowers

I have removed the bumper.the old fan i removed by sliding down under front bumper it was a tight fit ....im trying to install new fan but having trouble and suggestions >>???

2005 x5 3.0

Youre on the right track, it should go in exactly as the old one came out. I found that removing the plastic/rubber flaps that guide air from the grille into the radiator makes it a lot easier.

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by Villaflowers

I have removed the bumper.the old fan i removed by sliding down under front bumper it was a tight fit ....im trying to install new fan but having trouble and suggestions >>???

2005 x5 3.0

Reinstallation is the reverse of removal.

[Rockmelon]

anyone tried bypassing the pusher fan from the sensor trigger and keep it running whenever engine is on?

[bimmerboy12]

also autolampsplus gave me insane deals on power steering reservoir ($10) and intake camshaft position sensor ($29)!

[rmani]

Where's the DIY on the site? I recently got my car back after doing some servicing. Seems the aux fan isn't working and if I can do this myself for $325 installed that'd be awesome.

[MosH]

Just an update and FYI, I was waiting for this to come back in stock, they now have them again. They directed me to EBAY where I purchased the fan for 265.00 plus 20.00 for shipping, now that is a DEAL!

Im hoping this solves my issue of the aux fan not coming on when I run the A/C.

[vegasX5]

Originally Posted by MosH

Just an update and FYI, I was waiting for this to come back in stock, they now have them again. They directed me to EBAY where I purchased the fan for 265.00 plus 20.00 for shipping, now that is a DEAL!

Im hoping this solves my issue of the aux fan not coming on when I run the A/C.

Good info - mine just took a nose dive today so I'll be ordering one very soon. Any long term updates from the quality of the product? I haven't seen many replacements for less than $450, so $265 sounds great to me!

[bimmerboy12]

Originally Posted by vegasX5

Good info - mine just took a nose dive today so I'll be ordering one very soon. Any long term updates from the quality of the product? I haven't seen many replacements for less than $450, so $265 sounds great to me!

Wow the price has come down quite a bit. I have had the autolampsplus aux fan in my X5 for 1 year and 10,000 miles and it works awesome through our sweltering summer.
However, I would not buy the cam position sensor, the one I bought was junk and ended up buying OEM from Bavauto. This seems to be consistent with other findings- anything other than OEM is not the way to go for complicated sensors like this.

[MosH]

Originally Posted by MosH

Just an update and FYI, I was waiting for this to come back in stock, they now have them again. They directed me to EBAY where I purchased the fan for 265.00 plus 20.00 for shipping, now that is a DEAL!

Im hoping this solves my issue of the aux fan not coming on when I run the A/C.

Hopefully that one is better quality, mine seems to have failed already. I am not sure if I want to use another ebay fan or have the system checked to ensure something else isnt wrong...