There is no engine driven mechanical fan.
E46 cooling fan relay location.
The fan is mounted between the radiator and the engine and is the main engine cooling fan.
Just showing the location of the relay box under the hood on the e46.
The aux fan relay is located on the fan shroud on e46 vehicles.
These cooling fans rely upon electric motor and they typically have a moderate to high slow draw which means that they are commonly controlled with a relay that relay controls the fans for the engine.
Relay r1 main relay relay r2 cooling fan relay relay r3 catalytic converter relay r4 vacuum pump relay relay r5 receiver transmitter relay r6 direction indicator relay r7 cut off relay relay r8 terminal 15 relay.
Fuse box in engine compartment near the battery.
For the bmw 3 e46 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 model year.
It is not a replaceable part and comes.
On all bmw models up through the late 90s the auxiliary or main fan is controlled by one or two thermostatic switches that are mounted into the radiator side or bottom tanks.
Almost all modern vehicles rely upon electric cooling fans to pull air through the vehicle radiator to keep the engine cool.