From digest.v7.n1776 Tue May 26 21:49:57 1998
From: "Brett Anderson" <Bretta_at_bestweb.net>
Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 22:53:15 -0400
Subject: Re: Aux fan in 1986 325 <e30> E30

>From: jwilli_at_abitasprings.com (Jeff Williamson)
>Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 13:09:22 -0500
>Subject: Aux fan in 1986 325 <e30>
>
>Alas, the aux fan is not working anymore. According to the FAQ's, the fan
>is supposed to come on when the engine temp reaches a certain threshold, or
>whenever the A/C is turned on. I''ve jumped the temp switches on the
>radiator as per Bentley, but NADA.
>
>The cost for a new fan is $400.00!!! sigh...
>Has anyone had any success in finding someone to rebuild the motor in these
>things?
>
>Any input appreciated.
>
>Jeff
>

I'll sell you a working used unit for $100, but before you buy it, or run out and have yours rebuilt, why not find and fix the actual problem first ?

Have you checked power and ground at the motor ? You have an open resistor. Replace the resistor and the fan will work. How do I know this ? Because they often go bad, and if you knew to check it, you would have mentioned it above. So, you haven't checked it, and are about to replace a very expensive component because you _think_ it is the problem.

While you may not necessarily fit into this category, I wonder if perhaps you are the type of person who screams about the ludicrous hourly rates at shops, even though, in this case, an hour, at $85 per, would save you hundreds of dollars !

This is not meant as a flame, take it anyway you care to..........

Brett Anderson
BMW and ASE master technician
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