You have the best installataion explanation of all the videos Ive seen. Youre the only one who explains that you have to remove the fan sensor from the old shroud to reinstall it with the new fan. Excellent job! I would like to add that I would splice another plug to maintain the auxiliary radiator so you can still continue to have a push and pull air system through your radiator for the one hot day youll be stuck in traffic and youll be blasting your AC. Get another plug from the wrecking yard and splice it in.

@DowntimeMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad I could help out! That could be a good idea, but I’ve never had a problem with it even in the Utah summers.

I watched this video 3 times and I couldn’t help but cry when you dropped that pin all 3 times

@DowntimeMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Fret not young man, these pins are in safe hands 🙏🏻

Best 11 minutes of my life

Thanks, buddy.👏👏👏👍🏻👍

Wow these videos are such good quality, I can't believe you don't have more subs, we need more touring vids👌

@DowntimeMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Max! That means a lot, more vids soon!

Both liked and subscribed.

@DowntimeMedia

Жыл бұрын

welcome to the channel 😈

Hi, thanks! Say, is that a brushless dc motor on that there BMW fan?

@DowntimeMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Hey! Sorry, Fred, couldn’t tell ya!

Thank you very much I want ask is electrical fan best than normal fan and why?

@DowntimeMedia

2 жыл бұрын

The electrical fan is typically safer than the clutch fan because the clutches have been known the seize up and explode the fan blades all over the engine bay

Curious why you would remove the auxiliary fan?? Can you just leave it on? Or does it need to be taken off when you put on the electric fan

@DowntimeMedia

9 ай бұрын

Since you are taking the wiring harness from the aux fan for the electric fan, there is not point in having it there blocking airflow to the radiator.

How has the distorted fan held up so far

@DowntimeMedia

Жыл бұрын

I had a pulley break off and hit the fan and kill it, so I had to replace it. But the replacement is working just fine!

Hi, I am planing to do the same on my 325i auto. Your video is so informative. Other than cooling itself, how did handling change? : Has your front end lightend by removing aux fan? Greetings from Japan.

@DowntimeMedia

9 ай бұрын

No change to handling, nothing that I can tell at least. It’s only a ~20lb weight difference up front. Thanks for watching!

@yukippe

9 ай бұрын

@@DowntimeMedia Thamk you. And did it get more quiet?

@DowntimeMedia

9 ай бұрын

@@yukippe definitely quieter, the aux fan is incredibly loud and the electric fan is barely audible over the sound of the engine!

Great video. How do you test the electric fan works ?

@DowntimeMedia

5 ай бұрын

I tested the fan by connecting it to the harness and turning the car onto accessory mode and then pressing the AC button. Thanks for watching!

@ingegneriafacile

5 ай бұрын

What does it means turn the car onto accessory mode

@DowntimeMedia

5 ай бұрын

@@ingegneriafacile insert the key into the car, and turn it to the second position, the position right before starting the car

How is the fan running considering you only have the one fan now..? Any overheating?

@DowntimeMedia

3 жыл бұрын

The electric fan runs great! Never had a cooling issue the whole time I’ve had it installed, and it survived a Utah summer. Those electric rad fans are built to do just that. Manual E46’s came with that exact setup from the factory

@ImDribbling

3 жыл бұрын

@@DowntimeMedia yeah I know manuals came with it, but the auto trans cars require extra cooling as the transmission lines run through the radiator.

Dude all these videos show u taking off front bumper but mine has bash bar behind

@DowntimeMedia

Жыл бұрын

The bash bar is in the bumper cover, you must be removing the cover from the bar. If you take the T bolts out from the bottom of the bumper, it should pull the support bar out with it

I went with the Uro fan off OEMbimmer parts I don’t trust the eBay ones

@DowntimeMedia

2 жыл бұрын

Good call! How much did it run you?

@FELIPE8226M

2 жыл бұрын

@@DowntimeMedia $170, the actual BMW one is over $500 screw that lol

Some videos say torxe14 some a socket

@DowntimeMedia

Жыл бұрын

You’re absolutely right, it is a Torx14 bolt! I just used what I had because I didn’t have a T14 at the time.

@miguelbrbn

Жыл бұрын

@@DowntimeMedia well I used a socket. Thanks for the video! Helped me alot

@DowntimeMedia

Жыл бұрын

@@miguelbrbn of course, glad I could help!

Hey, do the electric fan you installed turn on both at temperature and turn on automatic when the A/C is turned on??

@DowntimeMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the fan turns on with the AC and when it reaches temp

@fredb.6884

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks one upgrade I plan to do, you never put the info off where you got that fan

@DowntimeMedia

3 жыл бұрын

@@fredb.6884 link for the eBay listing is in the description! Thanks for watching!

lam begging you guys don't do it, unless you are in a cold climate area. I am in NC and did my 2005 bmw 330ci auto, back in the fall and worked well through the winter and spring. However as soon as it got hot, the electric fan wasn't able to cool both the AC and the radiator. The car overheated and it burned the fan wires first and then the electric motor. So l swapped it with the one off the auxiliary fan that I took off and that one couldn't cool the car either. So today I began the process for reversing everything to the original. What a pain and expense, but is is better than a blown engine!😢

@DowntimeMedia

9 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that, sounds like your cooling system wasn’t working properly. I’ve been driving in the summer with the AC on full blast and after updating my cooling system I haven’t seen temps move at all.