BMW E39 E-Box Fan Replacement DIY
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- This video demonstrates how to remove and replace the DME box fan on a BMW E39 5-series.
E-Box Fan Part Number: 12901438062
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The “service position “ for the e39 hood was a first for me...Thank you! 😎🇩🇪🚙
And me
new to me too. Mercedes does this with no tools or bolts required.
Ryan is the best video narrator in the world!!
9:11 I appreciate that shot right there. I found a used one from a Z4 on ebay and I was able to see the EXACT same part number in the photo; I was uncertain about the ".9" on the end of the Z4's e-box until your pic clarified the one straight out of your M5 has that too. I'm paying $49 instead of $270. Thanks a ton for helping me save money.
PS how freaking stupid that this is the same model in numerous different BMWs (not an M5 specific piece; literally hundreds of thousands of BMW's out there with this part) and NO ONE else makes a replacement? Even more unbelievably stupid the "Genuine BMW" one is STILL MADE BY BOSCH but the only single difference is the BMW logo on the label and it costs SIGNIFICANTLY more: $270 vs $90. For the exact same part. From the exact same company.
I've long understood that owning a high performance BMW requires a little extra $$$ at times, and that many "genuine BMW" parts are no different than the other aftermarket makers, but this is just ludicrous.
#endrant. Thanks for your help! I really appreciate it
Thank you for this comment! Would you mind sharing the Z4 fan part number with me please?
I just replaced my e-box fan. I called Bosch directly, and no dice on the unit.
Found the BMW OEM fan at Autohauz ,they had the best price available.
Followed all the instructions Ryan gave in the video .I had no issues and it’s done.
Ryan is by far the best instructor on this chassis that I have found on UA-cam or speaking to an local technician.
I was just wondering what BMW would have charged to replace the unit. Just the labor? The unit was $260.00
I was just......talking about the E-box fan yesterday!!! Thanks for uploading!
Great video. You exhibit common sense, not very consistent on the interwebs today. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this. I follow step by step and worked perfectly!
There can’t be single sinew of an e39 m5 that this dude is not intimately aquatinted with. He is at one with e39 BMWs. He can probably tell what’s wrong with one just by like looking into it’s headlights. He is the e39 whisperer. I’m trademarking it.
I still learn new things every day!
E39Source I find that hard to believe. The only detail possibly left is the blood type of the factory worker that assembled your car.
@@noamchomsky3077 I wish we could find out who assembled each one :D
E39Source so you can throttle them for their incompetence?
@@noamchomsky3077 I have yet to see any incompetence with factory assembly
it's there possibly any preventative care for the fan? maybe spray some maf cleaner inside and grease the armature spindle?
Invest in a good strut brace as e39 flexes as hell;)
Hi, this fan for what a job :)
I know it sound stupid but i hope you can make a series of how to take care of e39 start from like adding cooler until something like fixing engine stuff
Please check the other videos on my channel, I have over 500 E39 related videos!
@@E39Source I'm very grateful for e39source and the bmw forums. Awesome community!!
@@kzoomin Thank you!
Excellent video... I contacted Bosch directly,,, not very helpful,indeed no longer available.
Bought a new one from Autohaus. Will install this weekend.
My BMW X3 2005 does not crank and start so I scanned the computer and some of the codes that came out were ''DME: Exhaust flap: activation'' , ''DME: Electronics box fan: activation'' and ''DME: No message (EGS 1) from EGS
control unit''. Do you think that this is going to be the solution?
A bad DME box fan will not prevent the car from starting, I'd say you have a bigger issue here.
Does the e39 520i 2001 and e39 528i 1997 have this ecu/dme blower fan?
As far as I know, all E39s use a fan in the DME box.
Great Video!
I'm thinking about retrofitting my 530i with such an ebox fan (german car, hence there is none built in from factory). Therefore I assume that I'll have to code it via ncs expert into a control device. You mentioned that a fault code is reported in case of failure? Is the fault code shown by the DME or is it reported by another of the countless control units in the car (e.g. the Grundmodul GM3/GM5?)
Curious whether retrofitting a car with this fan and temperature sensor is possible at all on a car, which wasn't schipped with this part?
I did not know that the German cars did not come with this fan, are you certain? I don't see why they wouldn't. The code is reported by the DME, and I believe that the DME fully controls the fan.
@@E39Source apparently it depends on the engine. I think that 6 cylinder engines do not come with fan, because the climate here is not that warm compared to the US. Though, as far as I've seen the 8 cylinder engines come all with this fan. 530i for the american market are supposed to have the fan by default. Apparently it depends on the market the car is targeted to.
So... Getting the parts is not the problem here in germany (lots of gutted e39 around here), controlling the fan might be a challenge, though.
Thank you very much for your (extremely fast) response :)
I simply love your channel!
Greetings from Germany
@@infinity6385 Interesting, good luck with the retrofit! And thank you very much for the support and kind words :D
wait what, the E39 has a service position for the hood ??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Was that filter cover warped ?!
And that hideous windshield washer fluid cap, wth
Mine are both warped and no longer seal properly, plus the boot collars no longer fit and seal either. Everything just bakes under there, especially plastics.
Goddammit BMW
BMW should bankrupt they deserve it because they make it too many people suffering and lost a lot of money deliberately
and when you gonna realize this is already will be late........Goddammit BMW........
Nice video and Good job, it was very interesting. Thank you ///////////////////
How do you know?
How do you know when the box fan dies? There is a code "E-Box fan" in the DME. It's code 8F or 143.
@@E39Source im just messing with you since you said "ask me how i know" when talking about that the edges are sharp
@@69sins haaaaah😂 I fell for it. Useful info please keep it👍
@@69sins Oh haha, yeah, I had to get bandaids the last time I did this job.
This video makes me sad...imma let go off my e39....and I'll be getting a e38 740il. .... lol imma miss working on my car tho
You’ll still be working on it lol
@@Plumharambe hey, quick question, do you have friends you can talk to? I don't feel like having a back and forth with someone I don't know. Have a good day amigo. Instead of replying to 4 month old comments I hope you find something better to do. Stay safe out there.
HELP! I followed every step of this video and was very helpful , right up until that last 8 prong connector that has two tabs that need to be pushed at the same time. I have been struggling with this for hours! Any tips or tricks much appreciated. @e39source
I do one side at a time with a small pick. Push/pull on the same side that you release until it frees itself, then move onto the other half and do the same thing.