E36 Radiator install with electric fan + mishimoto fan control kit
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- Опубликовано: 31 янв 2022
- Getting some first content up, here I’ll be installing an eBay aluminum radiator and electric fan, and mishimoto fan controller kit. Thanks for the views, leave any questions or comments down below :)
Amazing video
Look into the davies craig digital fan controller. They are great controller and have ac trigger wire. They can also be set to whatever temp you want. Great for hot summer days with ac Also you could have run your fans of of the factory ecm.
Allot easier to do and more accurate temp wise. Just a thought.
great vid bro, how did you take off the cover on the positive terminal to attach your power? Also, did you use the same ground for the fan and relay?
Thanks dude! I sourced all my positive power for the relay from the fusebox, just find what fuse uses accessory power that way your relay only has power when the key is turned. The fan on the other hand is using constant power source from the positive terminal relocating thing in the engine bay. The fan is grounded at the relay because that is how the relay turns on or off the fan (completing the circuit). The relay itself has its own ground, that's the only ground you'll really need.
How did you connect the little black wire to the fuse box, like can you go more in depth on how you tapped into it
Hey bro, sorry for the late reply. What I did was remove one of the fuses that was getting voltage in the on position for the ingition. In this case, the power mirrors (which I do not have). So in the little slots where the the fuse blades would go I just shoved the exposed wire in. Hope this helps!
I have my power mirrors connected, what an alternative fuse I can use instead of the power mirror that have enough amps ?
any relay or fuse connector that receives power when the key is in the on position, it could be different for every car based off of what you have. Some examples could be the power window fuse or hvac control unit wiring.
So i got this installed and it works but the temp ON isn't really too consistent. I turned it all the way HIGH and waited till my temp gauge read 200F and turned the dial to the left until it kicked the fans on which is great and the fans shut off around 185F but they didn't turn back ON at the same 200F mark but ON at 190F ... and OFF at 180F ... Then back on at 185F and off at 170F ...
So this thing is not very consistent with its ON and OFF temps.
I tried to reset it like 3 times but it never wants to kick ON at ~200F as i want it to. Its always kicking ON between 185F and 190F ... even after i set it to 200F ...
Not sure if i got a bad unit or what
I think there is a chance you could have gotten a bad unit because mishimoto does have a reputation for poor quality control on their products. I didn’t have a specific temp gauge on my car but it never overheated when I had that system installed.
@@jinsokuna_ well i got this one because my radiator hose adaptor already had a 1/8 npt hole so its easier to just use this one than to re-engineer another pipe with a 3/8 npt that other companies are using.
I do have a water temp gauge so thats how i know its not very consistent.
It does turn on and off as it should, its just not turning on when i set it to.
I can tell you the other brands like this one that use the 3/8 npt, they look VERY similair to this one.
Hi. Could you give me more details on the relay, model number or type, the one you used to connect with the fan?
Thanks
Hello, thanks for watching. The fan relay is a mishimoto brand relay. Model number is: MMFAN-CNTL-U
The link is www.mishimoto.com/adjustable-fan-controller-kit.html?gad_source=1
The temp probe has to be on the hot side of the radiator. It needs to be close as possible to the upper radiator hose. Your car will run 20 degrees hotter because lower part of radiator is cooler than the top
I just added a pair of mishimoto fans to replace the viscous fan on my benz
And infra red temp gun showed lower part of radiator to be over 20 degrees difference than top. The thermo probe should be at hottest part of radiator.
Which is as close to upper hose as possible. I hate to see you blow a head gasket and or warp a head. Not cheap on German cars.
and you still have your auxiliary fan?
Yes sir, I didn’t touch anything in front of the radiator for this install
@@jinsokuna_ bet i will be doing this dont like that diesel truck sound the mechianical fan has and also i need my ac lol
what makes NO sense to me is WHY they use a red wire to feed the ground to the electric fans ??
And WHY they put a fuse on that same negative wire ??
Could have used BLUE to be the negative to the fans and have us place the fuse on the positive side of the fans going to the battery.
I agree the color coding was a bit confusing with this kit. Blue would have made things more clear. I think the fuse was placed on that ground wire because it is to protect the relay if something went wrong with the fan circuits. (In this case It’s cheaper to replace the fans than the relay)