Questions & Answers for: BMW X3 Series fan pulley

...pulley. Although it looks to be made of metal it is actually made of plastic and will break if it gets caught up in the tension of turning that fan nut. When the motor is running it is turning in the ...

Engine noise at idle I have a 1999 BMW 323i. It started making a sound at idle like maybe a clutch fan going bad, so I replaced the clutch fan, the belt and the water pump. Needless to say I still ...

...fan by holding the belt drive pulley with a suitable flat bar tool (that fits over the top of the drive pulley attachment bolts), then using a suitable flat spanner to unscrew the fan clutch assy ...

...fan belt pulley by the 10mm bolts some how there are many tools that you can use for this just be creative sometime weding a bolt or a big screwdriver does the job too in between the pulleys than ...

WHERE IS THE WATER PUMP LOCATED look for the biggest pulley that your "fan" belt is attached to. Thats the pump

...pulley lock every time. Once the fan is off you remove the belt, remove the 4 10mm head bolts holding the plastic (remember that, as in easy to break) pulley the remove the 4 10mm head nuts holding ...

...fan clutch removal tool. Then make one out of steel. All you need is a 5/16 drill bit and a grinder. or buy one. Then get a 1.25" open end wrench, it's virtually the same as a 32mm open end wrench ...

... Thank you. It will only go on two ways. One way spins the alternator backwards. If you look at the fan on the alternator, you should be able to figure out which way it is supposed to spin. Also, go ...

fan from the water pump. I went to the hardware store and bought a strap of steel about 1 1/2" wide and 36" long and about 1/8" thick. I drilled two holes in it sized to just fit over the heads of the

...fan hub, you will need to lock the pulley still. Bmw have a flat tool that is about 24 inch's long with holes in it that the pulley bolts fit in then turning the spanner against the pulley tool, nut ...