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Hello guy's!
I bought a new 14" spal electric fan to delet the clutch fan, but i have trouble finding a location on the car to power it, i did some research but i couldn't find helpfull video, there is no step to step format, all what i know is i can connect the wire to the fuse box
But how do i do that and where exactly??
Last edited by Asphyx666; 10-17-2022 at 11:54 AM.
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Welcome to the forum .
You should have got a 16” fan.
Use an in line fuse and connect it to what ever you going to use to control the fan speed and power it on/off.
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Sorry its actually 16", can u show a pictured exemple? tx!Originally Posted by JimLev
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Some info here, post 29 and 30. I used the pump post on the top of the valve cover for power.
https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/s...nversion/page3
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ur picture`s doesn`t show how/where u set up the wire to a power source
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You need a pic of the jump post???? Really?
What are you going to use to control the fan? Have you looked into that yet?
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And this is a good example of why Z-ville's customer support is crap... so many car owners, so many different mechanical competency levels.
Use a temp switch to toggle current to the fan relay. Temp gets high enough, fan comes on.
On the M62, the easiest place to wire power to the fan is from the positive pole on the engine block. Not sure what your block looks like. The second easiest place is probably your starter motor.
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yes i already manage that, i have an automatic set up with a sensor plugged into the colling system hose, the only thing left is to bring power to all of that.
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Yes there is a positive pole on the right side of the engine, but im looking to plug it on the fuse box on the left side of the car. I'm i just complicating stuff? Should i just stick the positif wire into a fuse hole????
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So you already have a relay? What else do you have?
Use the battery post to power everything.
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i have the relay the thermo sensor, the ground and positive wire's,
Alright seems like its not possible to bring power from fuse box, im gonna do it from jump starter plug's under the hood then.
Tx for the help
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Here's how Zionsville wires their single speed fan to run slow and fast.
To utilize 2 speeds you'll need a dual temp switch, 2 relays, and that 0.5ohm resistor.
I used a PWM controller.
fan_schematic1024_1.jpg
Last edited by JimLev; 10-18-2022 at 11:05 AM.
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My mechanic wired the fan to kick on automatically when the temp hits I believe 88C, works great. Have it with a Zionsville radiator.
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