Originally Posted by Aidzer0

Its not laziness so much so as needing to take time off of work to do this along with getting my wife up and running again. Also I will be doing this job myself and my back has not healed since an accident last month, so I am trying my best to trim down on extra work where I can. I am just trying to simplify an already massive job.

And I just said I would prefer not to separate the 2, if its advised, I would do it without hesitation.



As for the availability, I live in the sticks in Manitoba, shipping is outrageously expensive, along with no 4.4l being available, all the junk yards I called near me (within 4-6 hours drive) did not have any BMWs, let alone specific engines. Most BMWs available here are base models anyways.







Cheers! Most of the coolant items were replaced, Rad, Expansion tank, hoses, pump, thermostat. I will be swapping over the new parts from old engine to new one with brand new gaskets.