BMW i5 Radiator Fan Replacement Parts

The BMW i5 is a fully electric vehicle, and electric cars do not use a traditional combustion engine, so there is no engine-driven or belt-driven radiator fan of the type found on petrol or diesel cars. The i5 does have electric cooling fans for the battery thermal management system and power electronics, so if you are looking for one of those, search specifically for a battery cooler fan or inverter cooling fan rather than a radiator fan. If you arrived here thinking the i5 had a conventional engine, you may be looking at the wrong model — the petrol and diesel 5 Series equivalent is the G60 520i, 530i, 530d and so on, which do carry traditional cooling fans.

On the i5, the cooling system serves the high-voltage battery pack, the inverter, and the onboard charger rather than a combustion engine, so the parts you want are the electric coolant pump, the HV battery cooling fan, or the heat exchanger cooling fan depending on which circuit has failed. When contacting a breaker, give them your full registration or VIN so they can identify whether your car is the eDrive40, M60 xDrive, or another variant, as the drivetrain layout affects which cooling components are fitted. Confirm the exact part reference with the breaker against your registration before ordering.

The BMW i5 (G60 body) launched in the UK in 2023 and is currently in its first generation with no facelift yet announced at the time of writing, so a 2023 and 2024 car share the same generation. That said, the i5 uses electric cooling fans tied to the battery and power electronics rather than a conventional radiator fan, and minor production changes to ancillary mountings or connectors can occur within a generation — always confirm compatibility with the breaker against both registrations before purchasing.

Trim and badge level do not normally affect fitment of mechanical and thermal components, but the i5 eDrive40 is rear-wheel drive with a single motor while the M60 xDrive has dual motors and a different power output, which does mean the thermal loads and potentially the cooling fan specifications differ between those two variants. When sourcing a cooling fan from a breaker, the most useful information you can supply is the full VIN or engine/motor code from your V5C, as this identifies the exact drivetrain rather than just the badge. Never assume an M60 cooling fan will drop straight into an eDrive40 or vice versa — confirm with the breaker against your registration.

Because the i5 has no combustion engine, breakers may list its cooling components under terms such as 'electric coolant fan', 'HV battery fan', 'inverter cooler fan', or 'hybrid cooling fan' rather than 'radiator fan'. It is worth calling the breaker directly and describing the symptom or the circuit that has failed — battery cooling, charger cooling, or power electronics cooling — so they can match the correct part. Providing your registration or VIN will help the breaker identify the right component from their stock.