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Originally Posted by zoner My fan pretty much never came on in my M42, even on the hottest days. Temp. gauge always stayed right at 12 o'clock, never had cooling issues. On my M44, the fan comes on quite regularly, gets to operating temperature much faster than the M42, and it seems to run a touch hotter than the M42. Just seems to me like the M42 has better cooling than the M44. |
Perhaps on the Ti, I know I had a BIG scare last summer here on a 105+ degree day and my 10 mo old fan clutch decided to give out on my 318ic. Looked down and was at 3/4 and rising on the temp gauge and away from home on a Sunday. As such, I wanted to ensure all cooling items on this ti are solid.
On my other M42, I swapped every hose to not have any unexpected supprises. Lotsa hoses. Looks the same on the ti. I know I can delete some hoses, however, it's not a big expense to keep it stock. I replaced the fan clutch too, but I reckon I got a bad one...
L.A. gets almost as hot as Sacramento in the summer. I'm supprized yours dosent come on more often, unless you run the A/C during those months...
I just checked and my fan does turn on with the A/C. I'll have to confirm if the cooling fan does in low and high speed modes. I also have to straighten up my garage so I can find my E36 Bentley manual to identify the right fan relay...