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Remove the plastic cover off of the tensioner pulley.Use a T30 torx bit to remove the three fan clutch mounting bolts. Your only option at this point is to remove the fan clutch bolts and remove the plastic cooling fan. Many nuts will show the battle scars of mechanics attempting to remove them.a telltale sign that trouble lingers ahead. Lack of maintenance and poor maintenance practices (not greasing nut during prior repairs) causes stripped and seized nuts, making them virtually impossible to remove. It is very common for the fan clutch nut on BMW E46s to seize and not be removable with the fan clutch tool.If you cannot loosen the nut with the tool, go to step 11. If you are able to loosen the nut with the tool, remove the fan and proceed to step 12. Remember.the fan clutch nut is a reverse thread! You must turn the nut clockwise (to the right) to loosen it.

Use a BMW fan clutch tool to loosen the fan clutch nut.

With the fan shroud removed, you can now access the fan clutch nut.Once bottom of shroud is clear of blades, it will pull out smoothly. It helps to have someone underneath vehicle pressing in on bottom of shroud so it clears the fan blades. Carefully remove the plastic fan shroud, paying attention to the fan blades during removal.These fasteners are often lost or changed over the years, so there may be screws holding the fan shroud.or it may be plastic rivets. Remove the two fasteners anchoring the fan shroud to the front of the vehicle.Remove the air quality sensor and the wiring harness connection from the right side of the fan shroud.Use a trim tool to remove the three plastic rivets attaching the air inlet assembly to the front of the vehicle.

Release the clips from the hose where it attaches to the coolant reservoir.

Next, remove the upper coolant hose from the thermostat by releasing the snap clip with a flat blade screwdriver.

Remove the air box from the engine compartment.

Using a flat blade screwdriver, loosen the hose clamp connecting the air intake boot to the air box.

Disconnect the Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor.

Begin by removing the airbox assembly. Use a 10mm nut driver or socket wrench to remove the two air box mounting bolts on the left side of the engine compartment.

Trying to remove and reinstall the accessory belt from the bottom of the engine is extremely difficult and we discourage our readers from attempting to do it this way. It is very easy to remove and install the accessory belt on a BMW E46 3 series from the top of the engine with the fan removed. Section 1 - Accessory Belt Removal In order to properly remove and reinstall the accessory belt on the power steering pulley, the vehicle’s cooling fan must be removed.