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Old 10-22-2014, 03:24 PM
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Good thing you were not stranded, the low coolant gave you "hints" that its time to replace the WP. Versus myself, I got carried away with all the parts I replaced



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Originally Posted by srmmmm View Post
Well, the water pump was original until about two weeks ago! I did kick myself for not getting it replaced when I did the 240,000 mile service which included the belts and hoses. But there wasn't any indication of any problem until the telltale low coolant warning started appearing nine months later. It would have reduced the labor hours by 1/2.

2002 X5 3.0 264,600 miles
2004 325i 116,500 miles
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