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you should see the way I cook bacon.

Went halves with Jooles in a 96 323i coupe on the weekend. Paid $400 for it and was able to drive it home. ? Registered until the end of October and the wof ran out last Thursday. The po installed a new radiator and thermostat, but skimped on a flush so one of the first jobs is to drain and flush out the poo water. Plan is to fix some engine problems, Manual swap, suspension and brake restoration, then enter it in the 2kcup series and have some fun. Scanned the dme, cleared the fault memory and these returned after a drive. -Vanos jammed -CPS -Bank 1 and 2 fuel trim limits. To be continued..

Not particularly, they have been standard fitment on BMW's for many years and are a simple design so they are a known quantity, just look up the last 7 digits of your VIN on realoem.com to get the exact part number... The OEM clutches are usually made by BEHR (I'm unsure of the exact OEM brand for the M52/54 engine). I would check out prices locally through Milland if you need it in a hurry, or you could buy through FCP Euro from the US and shipping is usually less than a week (I've had parts arrive in 3 days using their standard UPS service, as long as it doesn't get stuck in customs).

Sounds exactly like a broken fan clutch as its moving in time with engine revs. The clutch allows the fan to spin freely when disengaged until the clutch expands thermally and locks the shaft to the casing, rotating the fan in time with the engine. There's nothing electronic involved it's operation. If you're replacing it yourself remember it's reverse threaded and you'll need a thin wrench to get at it. When you pull it out you'll need to carefully lift the fan and shroud out at the same time. There's lots of how-to's on youtube you can watch.

Before and after.

Asked my wife, pointing at the carbon fiber bonnet in the back yard. God bless her.

Wheels are starting to come together ? Big things should happen this week…look out it may actually start

Do you know what they did to fix the previous faults was this one of them. 20160727-135226247.pdf