Aux Fan - Cheapest Place to Buy!!

[ArtMan]

Originally Posted by boostd92

Look at this!!!

BMW E53 X5 Auxilliary Condenser Fan Motor Assembly 3.0 4.4 4.6 4.8 | eBay

$175 shipped! Anyone bought from them?

Hey guys, my second fan just went out (roughly after 80-100K miles) and I saw this same seller for 215 any one bough one yet? autohausaz has it for 316 mtc brand....Your Parts Search Returned 1 Part(s)

any feedback is welcomed. I checked autolamps and no more listing for fan....i messaged him waiting for response

[boostd92]

I did end up buying that fan. It was physically identical to the Oem one. Fit perfect and has given me no problems in the last year and 15,000 miles.

HTH

[ylwjacket]

I bought one of those about a year ago, when I had to replace it. I think it was from these guys, but I can't remember. Mine was a Behr, identical to the BMW expect the name (Behr made it for BMW). I paid around $200 with shipping. Still going strong a year later.

I actually still have the old one - trying to decide if I should sell it on eBay.

[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.

[ylwjacket]

I had that same trouble. Even though the new one was the same as the old, the old came out a lot easier than the new went in. I had a little plastic piece snagging inside the front, so I shaved it a little, to make it rounded rather than square, so I could push it in. It was on the top, I think in the back, and I remember correctly, maybe the right side when you're looking at it.

[RuhRoh]

What are the symptoms of the aux fan failing? I have the 4.4 and having trouble with the ac blowing cold at idle. When running it cools great. Also, there is whine coming from the engine when accelerating.

[TiAgX5]

I see a few failure posts here for non-OE aux fans purchased off e-bay. A lot of the cheap/knockoff producers are producing molds directly off the OE/OEM parts, this makes their items look IDENTICAL to the OE/OEM items (even down to the BMW logo), while the electrical internals and materals are not designed/produced to the BMW OE standards.

Expect to do the job every year or 2 using the non-OE/OEM e-bay "specials", these are only "special" for owners/used car lots that want to get if fixed and sold.

I bought my '03 4.4 with a bad FSR, bought the E-bay "special", it failed in 6 mos, notified seller who replaced for no charge with another "special", it failed in 8 mos. Got an OEM FSR in place and had no problems for over 2 years. Having to do a repair 3 times and flushing the $50 spent on the knockoff part was not very special at all.

Helped a friend change out his upper rad hose assembly with an e-bay "special", where the OE unit had smooth tapered sealing areas in the plastic fitting, the e-bay "special" (with BMW logo) had mold mis-match and flashing on those sealing surfaces. He needed to use the truck and decided to go ahead with the install anyway. The assembly had the hose that goes to the alternator mis-clocked (pointed more foward) and about a 1/2" longer, he still insisted putting it in. Once I wrestled it in the spring clips would not engage the slots in the mating fittings, had to put hose clamps around the spring clips to keep them from popping out! After getting everything buttoned up I hand spun the fan to find the mis-clocked/longer hose was sticking over 1/2" into the fan area. His X was laid up for 3 more day until an OEM hose assembly arrived, that went in with no issues.

[RuhRoh]

In reading through some other posts I think my fan clutch may be bad. There is a lot of fan noise after start up and very noticeable while driving. AC doesn't cool when idling but works fine other wise and my MPG has been horrible 10-12 mpg in city.