My special tools have arrived from China.

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 10/18/2017 at 14:58 • Filed to: Thermostat saga

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That is some prime Engrish right there.

functionoverfashion > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/18/2017 at 15:01

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Looks like an M52 fan clutch removal tool.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/18/2017 at 15:05

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Your use of Engrish could be easily construed as a slur.

For Sweden > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/18/2017 at 15:07

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Still better than Google Translate

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 10/18/2017 at 15:09

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And if someone of Asian origin pipes up and says that they do not like it, I will happily change it.

PartyPooper2012 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/18/2017 at 15:10

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Hmmm. I had that same exact tool set. Here it is after looking at it for 3 minutes and 12 seconds

Damn Chinesium

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/18/2017 at 15:13

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Wait until something offensive actually offends. Good plan.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > functionoverfashion 10/18/2017 at 15:13

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Correctamundo

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 10/18/2017 at 15:15

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More along the lines of “let the people who would theoretically be offended by it decide if it’s offensive or not”.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/18/2017 at 15:18

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No, more along the lines of you are being a dick. Have a nice day.

Aremmes > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/18/2017 at 15:27

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May pre house the seamy side volitation.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/18/2017 at 15:41

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Those will make your life easier.

Michael > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 10/18/2017 at 15:54

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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Michael 10/18/2017 at 17:22

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Nope. I authored the sub-thread and I moderated my sub-thread. In fairness, though, “being a dick” is vague. “Being defensive and stubborn and immature” would have been much more precise. I work with twelve-year-olds all day long, so I recognize emotional intelligence when I don’t see it.

DutchieDC2R > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 10/18/2017 at 17:34

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I dont get it, are you a mod here?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > DutchieDC2R 10/18/2017 at 17:40

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Nope.

functionoverfashion > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/18/2017 at 20:45

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Hey, what do I win?

functionoverfashion > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/18/2017 at 20:46

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Also, the fact that you need those tells me you have the wrong transmission. I have a nice gaping hole right where that fan would be...

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > functionoverfashion 10/18/2017 at 21:18

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I have a manual. Are manuals the wrong transmission?

functionoverfashion > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/18/2017 at 21:26

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Oh damn. Well... I’ve only seen that fan on an automatic. Shows you how much I know! My two E46's both had electric fans, and a giant gap between those and the belts.

I stand corrected! Happy shifting!

Are you doing a belt change? Or the infamous cooling system update?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > functionoverfashion 10/18/2017 at 21:29

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It’s an E39, and I have to replace the thermostat housing. The fan is very much in the way of this.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > functionoverfashion 10/18/2017 at 21:31

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It’s an E39, and I have to replace the thermostat housing. The fan is very much in the way of this.

functionoverfashion > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/18/2017 at 21:37

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yes... that’s right. I remember now that the E39 had that, while the E46 mostly had the electric fan. For whatever reasons.

Sorry about that. Otherwise that’s all a pretty straightforward job! I recall it taking around 30-40 minutes minus that fan removal of course.

Just a PSA, how old is the fan? I had a co-worker with a ‘99 328i where the fan exploded and took out everything in its path. Not sure if that’s a common thing with age, or how much a fan costs, but it has to be less than an expansion tank, two radiator hoses, and a hood.