08-14-2014, 03:17 AM
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Originally Posted by PropellerHead
I did this on my E39 as well, but I went a step further. No more plastic radiator problems in that thing. The 4.8is is not belt driven as it is, but should the radi fail in it, I am going with another one of these for the X5. It's a Zionsville:
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As nice as that is, it's just too expensive to justify the costs vs doing the setup in the link I proved. All aluminum is nice, but as much as we hate them, expansion within the plastic end tanks on the stock radiator will absorb that expansion. If going all aluminum, I'd suggest Evans coolant while you're at it to prevent the expansion problem.
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