water pump and thermo

[juppalgae]

hi guys- long time. i'm planning on replacing water pump and thermo soon. Any experts would give me some advice if there are other things that can be replaced at the same time? i'd appreciate the part number as well. thanks!

[c4racer]

serpentine belts since those have to come off anyway. Wouldn't be a bad idea to replace all water hoses and radiator too unless those have already been replaced.

[juppalgae]

serpentien belts mean ac belt and radiator belt?

also, radiator too? what are the symptoms to replace a radiator?

[c4racer]

Originally Posted by juppalgae

serpentien belts mean ac belt and radiator belt?

also, radiator too? what are the symptoms to replace a radiator?

Just saying if your water pump failed, the radiator may not be long for this world because BMW radiators don't tend to last much past 100K miles.

AC and water pump / accessory belts - there are 2.

[petener999]

Originally Posted by c4racer

Just saying if your water pump failed, the radiator may not be long for this world because BMW radiators don't tend to last much past 100K miles.

AC and water pump / accessory belts - there are 2.

[petener999]

Originally Posted by juppalgae

serpentien belts mean ac belt and radiator belt?

also, radiator too? what are the symptoms to replace a radiator?

The two belt that needs to be replace are AC and Alternator belts. Also check your fan clutch they tend to fail closed to 100K miles.

[juppalgae]

thanks

i passed 100k mark. but water pump seems ok yet. do i need to replace radiatos?

[petener999]

Originally Posted by juppalgae

thanks

i passed 100k mark. but water pump seems ok yet. do i need to replace radiatos?

Mine had a small crack and was leaking slowly. If it looks okay just leave it alone.

[juppalgae]

fan clutch? item number? so i can look up on getbmwparts.com? thanks