Pictorial DIY: How to replace the aux fan belt

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On a 1996 E320

1. Remove the front grill using a plier or a screwdriver to loosen the clamps.



2. the grill is ready to be removed.



3. aux fan exposed, it is a duo fan, one with the motor driving the other with a belt, which is the subject of this DIY.



4. Remove the cover plate above the fan by removing four 10mm bolts, two at each side;
and a 10mm bolt in the middle between the fans as in the picture above using a flat wrench.








5. The cover plate removed and turned over:



5. Remove the electric connector behind the small plastic cover at top right of the fan assembly





- to be continued -