PROJECT CAR: BMW M3 E36 SALOON - Path to bankruptcy or endless smiles?

Hi there

So the M3 cut out in the way home with a grinding short sound and whiff of burn.

Pulled over, bonnet up and viscous fan had caught the radiator shroud. So freed it up and restarted car but could here something grinding so turned it off.

Water pump has seized, cut the belt and it ran fine. Got it recovered to my mates garage as did not want to risk driving it and having engine over heat or hot spot, but it’s going to need:
- water pump
- viscous fan
- New belt


That’s the issue with a car been stood for 6-7 years things don’t lubricate and can be prone to seizing.
 
Easy fix then hopefully. Dunno how you have the time and energy for so many cars ! But I guess it’s a good place to put money over last few years
 
Gibbo said:
Pulled over, bonnet up and viscous fan had caught the radiator shroud. So freed it up and restarted car but could here something grinding so turned it off.
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how's that was shroud not clipped at the bottom or missing top plastic rivets.
the viscous fan hub with the heat sink type vanes can get pretty gunked up so that heat transfer to engage the fan is poor,
enough faff to get the fan out with a 32mm&opposing lever, so maybe it hadn't been cleaned.,
 
jpaul said:
how's that was shroud not clipped at the bottom or missing top plastic rivets.
the viscous fan hub with the heat sink type vanes can get pretty gunked up so that heat transfer to engage the fan is poor,
enough faff to get the fan out with a 32mm&opposing lever, so maybe it hadn't been cleaned.,
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The seizing of the water pump caused strain on fan which pushed it out of alignment and thus hitting the shroud thankfully it caused no damage just one of the fan blades took some damage.

I’ll replace the viscous fan anyway along with a new water pump and make sure it’s all put together properly with new seals etc
 
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