Could be the new Meyle pump. The last Meyle WP I got (2 yrs ago) was a China made unit (was even in the blue/white "Meyle Germany" box). It had a little card in the box stating "It's normal to see leakage from the shaft seal during break in".

I replaced the POS China crap with a Genuine BMW unit.

^^^This. Go with OE VPG, and OE quality WP - and the small issues should be disappeared.

@TiAgX5 - Yeah, I may end up returning it. I got it from FCPEuro so it has the "warranty" on it so I may see how that works. There was nothing wrong with the old pump, but I figured since I had the new one I might as well replace it. I was thinking water pump would need to be replaced, so thank you for your input.

It appears FCPEuro has a BMW water pump for $160, plus the 2 o-rings and gasket. However, that gasket is much beefier than the paper gasket the Meyle came with. It does appear I got a crap water pump.

I'll also order a new CCV unit. Getting the intake on/off is actually a piece of cake now, super easy. Well, assuming I put it back on correctly anyway. :-P

It does run rough, but I figure I can address that once I get it to a state where it will run without gushing coolant all over the place. I do need to figure out that squeak though, that's a new one. I replaced the pulley wheel on the A/C belt pulley and that's where it sounds like it's coming from. Hey, maybe it's the A/C! Yay! Actually...maybe it's the water pump!

Anyway, yes, I do have an extra vehicle. While I don't have options D/E yet, I'm getting there. I want to get the wife a new 3 series later this year to replace her 1 series. The 1 will become a fun play toy. While it does fantastic in the snow/ice with Blizzaks, the ground clearance for any debris or roads (Eastern Idaho doesn't believe in plows) is just too low. Plus, I want hers to be more reliable.

The VPG was genuine BMW, but the WP was not. :( I was actually shocked at what happened to the VPG. When it came off, it was torn in places and some of the bolt holes were completely torn off. I have no clue how that happened...

That's odd. Do you have photos?:yikes:

Perhaps pressure test the cooling system before starting and filling it up. That should help you identify any possible remaining issues, rather than trying to solve them over a hot messy engine. Based upon what happened to you, I am going to do that. (yes....I'm going slow as hell, but work is in the way). I'll be done this weekend though!

Even the new BMW waterpumps that dealer would install is remanufactured unit but its warranted 2 years/24K miles like a new OE part.

@Jay - Yeah, that's the nice part! I love having that warranty behind it.

OK, so parts are arriving today. Found the culprit, a torn o-ring for the large cross pipe. Suck, well, new o-rings are going in once I get them. Also have a replacement CCV coming too, so now I'm just waiting.

Also, I need to review RealOEM, I feel like I'm missing a vacuum line somewhere. There are two nipples on the back of the CCV, but I only had 1 connected. I'm not missing anything, so I need to review and find where in the world those go.

Oh, and I also put the injector clips on backwards to they weren't holding the rail onto the injectors, but actually preventing everything from seating correctly. So I'm fixing that too. Oops.

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Glad you are locating the culprits. Sounds like youll have it up and running in no time. Did it throw any codes?
That might provide a quick direction regarding anything disconnected.

Yeah, there is a check engine light on. However, due to it not being able to keep coolant in I didn't want to let it sit and run. Once I can get it to hold coolant, I'll check codes again and see what's going on.

For the CCV, there are two nipples on the back. Both at the top, one on the right and one on the left. For RealOEM, I can only find one line running to the rear of the CCV. But, I can't imagine the other nipple is supposed to be open?

This diagram shows the vacuum lines to the rear:
RealOEM.com - Online BMW Parts Catalog

This diagram shows the CCV itself, but nothing goes to it. There is a note if I don't have a catalytic converter, but I definitely do. You can see the two nipples, one next to item #13, and one next to item #17.
RealOEM.com - Online BMW Parts Catalog

Thoughts?