I love the way the camera cuts at the moment the bolt is released. Ive seen that happen in a few videos. Personally I suspect they've had a hell of a time freeing that nut and edit the video to make it look a matter of course. Mine was a nightmare. I procrastinated a vanos refurb because I couldn't get the nut undone, even after ordering special levers for the job. Eventually my waterpump bearing gave out and I had no choice. It took the fan blades out with it and getting that damn nut undone away from the car took my full workshop facilities. It was as if it had been at the bottom of the ocean for years. Terrible maintenance issue in my opinion and I used anti-seizure measures on the reassembly of new parts.
Good to read your comment, because I have this situation right now with my 540i and I was wondering if I am the only person to have such an issue with the big bolt. With a second person and lots of tools and power we tried the whole evening without success. It did not come off. :-( Hopefully tomorrow...
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My car is real noisy on cold start ups. I'm taking it to the shop this week but I'm guessing my radiator fan/fan clutch could be the culprit. I know you'd personally had to look and hear it but what do you propose?
Excellent video explanation and demonstration. The strap wrench wasn't working for me last night but now I can't wait to try this pry method tonight. (Trying to get at the stripped torx bolts at the bottom of the throttle body to replace the tb gasket.)
Thanks for watching our video, glad you enjoyed it. Last time i stripped one of those torx bolts, I got a socket, hammered it slightly to the head of the torx bolt and I was able to remove it that way. I can't remember which size socket i used but it it was smaller than the 10mm. Anyhow, good luck.
You're spot on! My father shared that method with me and it worked! We used a 3/8th inch socket. Nobody on the thread on the forum knew of that method. He learned of it while working on his Porsche 968, they have something even worse, triple squares (called cheeseheads) and they strip real bad. The s
Thats awesome. Something good always comes out of a stripped head bolt. I tried using vice grips with no luck until finally something clicked and i used the socket method instead and worked great. As always, listen to your dad, us old school guys can teach you young folks a thing or two. Thanks for sharing your experience. you take care.
And another question , is compatible one transition from one 328 I 1998 to one 325i 1998 ? Cos my transition I change the oil and in I found some metal pieces so , I think I need to change it all , or what is ur opinion ? Thanks a lot for made this tutorial they help a lot ,and I waiting for ur answer my friend
+Yahve Sparrow Best advise we can give you is to verify part numbers. From our experience, 328i models have a ZF Transmission while 325i models with smaller engine have a GM.
i have a 2003 540i sport the v8 4.4 liter and i removed the clutch yesterday but the problem is that the pump that moves the fan is broken and corroded and it goes underneath the intake manifold so i really dont know what im working with...do u have any suggestions?
My fan is stuck and will not come off, even with an assistant pulling the pry bar and me pulling on the crescent wrench. Watching this gave me an idea though, since the pry bar keeps slipping off the bolt head, I am going to try backing out one of those pully bolts to prevent the pry bar from slipping off, enablling me to use more force with the crescent wrench.
hi what happens if my fan the plastic one brakes one in a half blades can I paste that cuz where I live (Costa Rica) it's almost impossible to get a new one..
+TheMatos444 Just get replacement. check out our website, we should have those blades in stock and can provide you shipping quote. www.bimmermerchant.com
For ppl complaining about the big nut removal it took me 30-40 mins so like he said grab a wrench that’s the right size but what he left out was that a skinny long Phillips screwdriver works best instead of grabbing it from the top right by where the wrench is in place go around the car and grab the screwdriver and stick it in between two 10 mm bolts hold it snug and it’ll look like a V or L the wrench in place straight up with the Phillips in between 2 10mm bolts and then hold the Phillips screwdriver firm and just push the wrench it’s best to do this standing from the passenger side you can spin the pull to your best location for the Phillips head to grab onto The reason I found out the Phillips head would work best is best a flat head is a lot more wide it doesn’t let you go through with ease this job isn’t as difficult as it seems
hey my heating olso come to red ... so you think thats the problem? i have ey 735ia 1990... when i drive the themprature is normal... when i stop... than it go to red...
does anyone know what that part is called. Not the fan clutch or the fan. But the part that the fan clutch attaches to. Its the large assembly type thingy ma jigger
Often times the fan blades (not the fan clutch itself) self destruct and can cut into the radiator, or the hoses. That's why some BMW owners do the fan delete mod (FDM). They put in a cooler operating thermostat and add Water Wetter to their coolant and have a modified aux fan switch so it switches on at a lower temp. They operate without the main cooling fan.
