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**jcjdavis1** · 01-02-2008, 12:36 PM

Hi. If you have a viscous fan and you can stop it with a newspaper then you need a new one.Long drives cool air, short drives overheating.In the UK we can get a fan for about £40. You may need to bleed the air from your engine this is how I did mine on a 320i -
Engine running
Heater controls set to hot
Header cap off
Keep squeezing all water pipes watching for air bubbles
Top up coolant as required
When satisfied no air put header cap back on
Release bleed valve on thermostat housing and check that no air and only coolant is coming out .

01-02-2008, 12:36 PM	#3
jcjdavis1 Name: jcjdavis1 Title: United Newb Status: Offline Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Paisley Scotland User not setup in Rate My Car. Click here to set it up. Your Ride: 1989 320i tourer	Hi. If you have a viscous fan and you can stop it with a newspaper then you need a new one.Long drives cool air, short drives overheating.In the UK we can get a fan for about £40. You may need to bleed the air from your engine this is how I did mine on a 320i - Engine running Heater controls set to hot Header cap off Keep squeezing all water pipes watching for air bubbles Top up coolant as required When satisfied no air put header cap back on Release bleed valve on thermostat housing and check that no air and only coolant is coming out . __________________ The older I get the wrong bits get stiff!!!