When the relay on the fan itself fails a new fan is needed.
Bmw e53 auxiliary fan relay.
Cooling fan not working.
It doesn t have a relay.
The relay is built into the fan where the wiring is plugged into the fan.
There is also a relay in the main power box under the passenger cabin air filter that supplies power to the fan.
The auxiliary fan for this vehicle is controlled by the ecm and does not use relays.
You can use a basic multimeter to check for power and ground at the big wires.
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It is powered by a 50 amp fuse has a constant ground and is signaled by the dme when to come on and how strong to blow.
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The fan speed request is based on the refrigerant pressure sensor input to the ihka.
So i am thinking that maybe all that needs to be replaced is the auxiliary fan switch aka temperature sensor part 13 62 1 433 077 which controls the operation of the auxiliary fan.
The fan has 4 different speeds.