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The aux i l i a ry coo l i ng f an come s on when coo l an t t empe r a t u r e e x ceeds a p r ede t e r m i ned l e v e o r whene v e r t he a i r cond i t i on i ng is on . A dua l - r ange t empe r a t u r e sw i t ch f o r coo l i ng f an con t r o l is moun t ed on t he r i gh t s i de o f t he r ad i a t o r . See F i g . 3 .

A qu i ck t e st a t t he coo l an t t empe r a t u r e gauge s ende r can de t e r m i ne i f t he gauge is f unc t i on i ng co r r ec t l y. l f t he gauge need i e r ema i ns a t t he r e st pos i t i on w i t h t he en g i ne wa r m , r emov e t he ha r ne ss connec t o r f r om t he s ende r and j umpe r t he co r r ec t t e r m i na l s i n t he connec t o r t o s i mu l a t e a h i gh eng i ne t empe r a t u r e . See Tab l e a . Tu r n t he i gn i t i on on . I f t he gauge need l e mov e s upwa r d , t he s ende r is f au l ty . If t he gauge doe s no t r e spond , t he w i r i ng t o t he gauge is b r oken ( open c i r cu i t ) o r t he gauge i tse l f is f au l ty . WARN I NG 1996 and l a t en mode l s a r e OBD 11 comp l i an t . D i sconnec t i ng e l ec t r i ca l connec t o rs w t h t he i gn i t i on t u r ned on ma y s e t f au l t code s i n t he ECM. I t i s r ec ommended t ha t you l ea v e t he d i agnos i s o f f au l ts i n t he coo l an t t empe r a t u r e s enso r sys t em t o t he BMW dea l e r s e rv i ce depa r t men t wh i ch ha s spec i a l i z ed OBD 11 s can t oo l equ i pmen t .

If t he gauge need l e r eads t oo h i gh when t he eng i ne is co l d , r emov e t he ha r ne ss connec t o r f r om t he s ende r . Tu r n t he i gn i t i on on . l f t he gauge need l e pos i t i on doe s no t change , t he w i r i ng o r t he gauge is sho r t ed t o g r ound . If t he gauge need l e d r ops , t he s ende r is f au l ty and shou l d be r ep l aced . When r e p l ac i ng a f au l ty coo l an t t empe r a t u r e s ende r , t he ga s ke t r i ng on t he s ende r shou l d a l so be r ep l aced .
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T i gh t en i ng To r que " Tempe r a t u r e gauge s ende r t o eng i ne 18 Nm ( 13 f t - I b )

F i g . 3 . Rad i a t o r coo l i ng f an t empe r a t u r e sw i t ch ( a r r ow ) . WARN I NG " Us e cau t i on when t e st i ng t he e l ec t r i c coo l i ng f an (s) and coo l an t t empe r a t u r e sw i t ch . Keep hands and w i r e s c l ea r o f t he f an b l ade s. The coo l i ng f an (s) can r un any t i me t he i gn i t i on is ON . " Fo r g r ea t e s t s a f e ty , coo l ng f an and coo l an t t em pe r a t u r e sw i t ch t e sts shou l d be pe r f o r med on a co l d eng i ne w i t h t he a i r cond i t i on i ng o f f .

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NOTE On M44 eng i ne s w i t h manua l t r ansm i ss i on , t he p r i ma ry e l ec t r i c coo l i ng f an i s moun t ed on t he eng i ne s i de o f t he r ad i a t o r and i s con t r o l l ed by t he eng i ne con t r o l modu l e ( ECM ) . T r oub l e shoo t i ng t h i s c i r cu i t shou l d be l e f t t o an au t ho r i z ed BMW dea l e r w i t h t he p r ope r d i agnos t i c equ i pmen t

An o t he r w i s e sound coo l i ng sys t em ma y st i l l ov e r hea t , pa r t i cu l a r l y w i t h p r o l onged i d l i ng , due t o a f a i l u r e o f t he coo l ng f an (s) . The be l t - d r i v en coo l i ng f an is con t r o l l ed by a t empe r a t u r e dependen t v i s cous c l u t ch . A f a i l ed f an c l u t ch ma y a f f ec t a i r f l ow t h r ough t he r ad i a t o r r e su l t i ng i n ov e r hea t i ng o r poss i b l y ov e r coo l i ng . W i t h t he eng i ne o f f , check t he f an c l u t ch by sp i nn i ng t he f an . The f an shou l d sp i n on t he c l u t ch w i t h some r e s i s t ance . Check f o r s i gns o f l eak i ng f l u i d f r om t he c l u t ch . If t he f an f r ee whee l s w i t h no r e s i st ance , canno t be t u r ned by hand , o r t he r e a r e s i gns o f o i l l eakage , t he c l u t ch shou l d be r ep l aced .

If a f au l ty t he r mos t a t , t r apped a i r , o r a r e st r i c t i on i n t he syst e m is no t a l l ow i ng t he coo l an t t o c i r cu l a t e t h r ough t he r ad i a t o r , t he t empe r a t u r e sw i t ch w i l l no t c l os e and t he aux i l i a ry coo l i ng f an w i l l no t r un . Be f o r e mak i ng t he t e s t s de s c r i bed be l ow , make su r e t he t he r mos t a t is ope r a t i ng co r r ec t l y a s de s c r i bed ea r l i e r. The no r ma l sw i t ch i ng t empe r a t u r e s f o r t he dua l -speed sw i t ch a r e l i st ed i n Tab l e b. Tab l e b. Aux i l i a ry Coo l i ng Fan Sw i t ch i ng Te mpe r a t u r e s Speed Low sp eed H i gh speed Sw i t ch i ng t empe r a t u r e 196 F ( 91 C ) 210 F ( 99 C )

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NOTE Some ca rs cov e r ed by t h i s manua l ma y ha v e an a l t e r na t e coo l i ng f an sw i t ch w i t h sw i t ch i ng t empe r a t u r e s o f 176%190W ( 80%88 C ) . When r ep l ac i ng t he sw i t ch check t he sw i t ch i ng spec i f i ca t i ons , wh i ch shou l d be s t amped on t he sw i t ch body.

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1 . I f coo l an t is c i r cu l a t i ng a t no r ma l ope r a t i ng t empe r a t u r e , bu t aux i l i a ry coo l i ng f an doe s no t r un , d i s connec t connec t o r f r om r ad i a t o r t empe r a t u r e sw i t ch and make t e sts l i st ed i n Tab l e c. Tab l e c . Aux i l i a ry Coo l i ng Fan Te mpe r a t u r e Sw i t ch Te s t s W i r e s j umpe r ed B l ack / g r een ( t e r m i na l 2 ) and b r own ( t e r m i na l 1 ) B l ack / g r a y ( t e r m i na l 3 ) and b r own ( t e r m i na l 1 ) Te s t cond i t i ons I gn i t i on ON Te s t r e su i ts Fan r uns on l ow speed Fan r uns on h i gh speed

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F i g . 4 . Aux i l i a ry r ad i a t o r coo l i ng f an l ow speed r e l ay ( 1 ) and h i gh speed r e l ay ( 2 ) i n powe r d i st r i bu t i on box. ( Re l a y l oca t i ons ma y v a ry.)

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2 . If f an r uns on l y when powe r ed d i r ec t l y by j umpe r ed connec t o r and ho t coo l an t is c i r cu l a t i ng t h r ough r ad i a t o r , r ad i a t o r t empe r a t u r e sw i t ch is mos t l i ke l y f au l ty. Us e a ne w s ea l i ng r i ng when r ep l ac i ng sw i t ch T i gh t en i ng To r que " Tempe r a t u r e sw i t ch t o r ad i a t o r . . . . . . 15 Nm ( 11 f t - I b ) 3 . I f aux i l i a ry f an doe s no t r un when powe r ed d i r ec t l y, check f o r ba t t e ry vo l t age a t t empe r a t u r e sw i t ch connec t o r ( b l ack / g r een w i r e ) w i t h i gn i t i on on . If ba t t e ry vo l t age is no t p r e s en t , check f us e s . See 610 E l ec t r i ca l Com ponen t Loca t i ons.

Aux i l i a ry " Fus e16 " Fus e 41 " Fus e 48

Coo l i ng Fan C i r cu i t Fus e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 a mp ( e x . M44 w / man . t r ans) . . . . . . . . . . . 30 a mp ( M44 w / man . t r ans . on l y) . . . . . . . . . . 40 a mp

F i g. 5. Auxi l i a ry r ad i a t o r f an r es i st o r ( a r r ow ).

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1 . R e mov e e xpans i on t ank cap . Se t t empe r a t u r e con t r o l s t o f u l l wa r m .
WARN I NG A l l ow t he coo l i ng sys t em t o coo l be f o r e open l ng o r d r a i n i ng t he coo l i ng sys t em .

4 . If no f au l ts a r e f ound , r emov e l ow speed r e l a y and t u r n i gn i t i on ON . See F i g . 4 . " Check f o r powe r a t t e r m i na l 30 and t e r m i na l 86 o f r e l a y socke t . " Re i nst a l l l ow speed r e l a y and r epea t t e st a t h i gh speed r e l a y socke t . F i x any w i r i ng f au l ts f ound . On ea r l y p r oduc t i on ca rs ( up t o 9 / 92 ) : I f f an ope r a t e s on l y on h i gh speed and no e l ec t r i ca l f au l ts ha v e been f ound up t o t h i s po i n t , us e an ohmme t e r t o check t ha t f an r e s i st o r is no t e l ec t r i ca l l y open . Re s i s t o r is moun t ed on aux i l i a ry coo l i ng f an hous i ng beh i nd f r on t g r i l l e . See F i g . 5 . W i r i ng d i ag r ams f o r t he r ad i a t o r coo l i ng f an can be f ound unde r E l ec t r i ca l W i r i ng D i ag r a ms .

2 . P l ace 3r a a l l o benea t h r ad i a t o r d r a i n p l ug and r e mov e d r a i n p ug l g . See F i g . 6 . 3 . P l ace 3 - g m l on pa i l benea t h r ea r o f eng i ne b l o k. Loosen and r e ov e eng i ne b l ock coo l an t d r a i n p l ug . COOL I NG SYSTEM SERV I CE