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Posted 9/7/2014 1:34 AM
koly
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Date registered: Jul 2006
Location: Scottsdale, AZ USA
Vehicle(s): 2000 G500
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Re: el aux fan in 2002 G500

4x4abc - 9/3/2014 6:00 PM

So, an update.

The oil bath bought me some considerable time - 3 months!

just last week the noise came back
had the new fan sitting in the garage - ready to go in
bought it on Amazon for $54
even thought the site states that it would not fit the G500, I had information saying otherwise

put it in today - fits perfectly
one of the fan blades carries a balance weight - cool detail
used the plug from the old unit since the new plug was a little too "Chinese"
cable was a bit long, but longer is always better than too short
no part numbers in the cast as the original, for the price I could care less
runs quieter than the original

Great followup! Here's to hoping the aftermarket version lasts as long as the original.
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Posted 9/18/2014 12:27 PM
riaanharman
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Date registered: Jan 2009
Location: South Africa
Vehicle(s): 2012 - G300 Professional / 1984 - 300GD
Posts: 79
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RE: el aux fan in 2002 G500

Harald

Do you think it would be the same for my 290GDT.

My left one stopped working - didn't even gave me a warning.

Regards

Riaan
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Posted 9/18/2014 1:11 PM
AlanMcR
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, CA, Los Altos
Vehicle(s): G300DT E300DT 230SL
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RE: el aux fan in 2002 G500

Harald is probably a bit busy with hurricane cleanup , so I'll step in here:

The fans and assembly should be the same.  The way to be sure is to look up the part number for your fan on the EPC.  Then use the EPC search function (F11) to search for "Part without vehicle data".  That will show you all the vehicles that part is use in.  The model designator for the G500 is probably 463.249.

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Posted 9/18/2014 1:56 PM
chris505



Date registered: May 2007
Location: San Francisco
Vehicle(s): '79 280E/'80 280GE/'00 G500
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RE: el aux fan in 2002 G500

I have noticed this exact e-fan on all Air conditioned MBZ passenger cars since about 1970.
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Posted 11/4/2014 4:31 PM
tradin1
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Date registered: Aug 2013
Location: Texas
Vehicle(s): 2002 G500, 2007 G55
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Re: el aux fan in 2002 G500

ordering mine today. thx!
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Posted 5/5/2017 5:58 PM
H1LM002G55
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Date registered: Mar 2010
Location: S Florida / Geneva / Jeddah
Vehicle(s): 500 GE, G55, LM002, H1
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Re: el aux fan in 2002 G500

The fans offered on Amazon for this amount seem to be made by MTC Corporation and are "Made in Turkey". I just bought one to try out next to a factory OEM VDO fan which is now "Made in China" (and NOT Germany like the good old days).

4X4ABC: How well has this fan held up for you? On the internet, a lot of complaints about MTC plastic fans cracking and other issues.

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Posted 5/7/2017 12:25 PM
4x4abc



Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Vehicle(s): 02 G500
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Re: el aux fan in 2002 G500

my fan is holding up fine.

Just found the faulty one in the garage.
It's on the workbench right now.
Will see if and how I can replace the bearing (that's usually all that gets noisy on a motor)

It's not intended for repairs. Some metal bending involved.
Will report
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Posted 5/8/2017 2:52 AM
H1LM002G55
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Date registered: Mar 2010
Location: S Florida / Geneva / Jeddah
Vehicle(s): 500 GE, G55, LM002, H1
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Re: el aux fan in 2002 G500

I was told that the brushes go bad also (on the fans).
I have a thermal camera and will measure the difference between the MTC fan and the VDO fan by imaging the center of the radiator under each fan.
I am currently running the OEM replacement VDO fan (now made in China) on the driver's side and a MTC fan (made in Turkey) on the passenger's side (I hope the locations make sense) described this way.

Edited by H1LM002G55 5/9/2017 1:09 PM
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