Upgrading to Parallel Flow Condenser

[bmwstephen]

Yup the E30 system just can't handle it. It honestly needs a larger condenser to get past it.

compressor, condenser, and fan. this applies to r12 too i think. I was pretty much comparing the temperatures too the pdf on your thread about nominal values and it's pretty consistent between r12 and r134a. I guess bmw didn't take AC seriously until after the e30 since the cars before then had jokes of a system

[bmwstephen]

don't mean to thread jack but can anyone show me or take a pic on how to jumper the aux fan to run at high speed?

[cabriodster87]

comp# 64521377946

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&p...thkey=CNO6w-8O

i've a Bosch compressor that is listed on this non compatibility chart. has anyone had issues with this? there is nothing wrong with my current compressor.

AC repair, 12/86 325iC: in progress

I can get a 4seasons #57400 reman for $200.00

[bigdrick323]

Trying to find a condenser and potentially a fan. Need to replace my condenser and figured I'd upgrade and convert while I am at it. Where can I get both and which specific ones should I get?

[glucklich21]

See this:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showpost.php?p=3794851&postcount=168

[Vtec?lol]

Trying to find a condenser and potentially a fan. Need to replace my condenser and figured I'd upgrade and convert while I am at it. Where can I get both and which specific ones should I get?

I have a brand new Spal 16" Puller fan here in dallas if you'd like to convert.

[bigdrick323]

How much

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[Vtec?lol]

How much

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Well, it was $85 shipped. All I did was open the box. Never installed or used sooooo, $65 maybe?

[bigdrick323]

Well, it was $85 shipped. All I did was open the box. Never installed or used sooooo, $65 maybe?

See PM.

[nrubenstein]

man after driving around the peninsula, north, east, and south bay to test out my AC system, I noticed the biggest factor affecting the efficiency of a system is humidity. Could not believe that a dry city like Sacramento would yield better results as much as 10 degrees than places closer to water like Fremont/San Jose under the same temperatures.

Recirc is your friend when it is humid. The problem is at least as much, if not more so on the evaporator end. Running recirc dries out the air in the car pretty quickly and gives you decent performance under almost all conditions.

[bigdrick323]

Here's what I picked up and what I'm working on right now.

[jeffnhiscars]

Here's what I picked up and what I'm working on right now.

That appears to be a serpentine condensor

[bigdrick323]

yeah, I asked for parallel flow, but they f'd me, what ya gonna do. It's not worth the effort to send it back and have them send a new one out. I picked up the 16" pull fan from Matt, so now need to get everything back in there. How do I get the 16" fan into the place where the 14" fan used to be???

[GoldMember]

Trying to find a condenser and potentially a fan. Need to replace my condenser and figured I'd upgrade and convert while I am at it. Where can I get both and which specific ones should I get?

Is it necessary to upgrade the fan when doing a conversion to parallel flow? How big a difference does it make?