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Tomaz 09-23-2006 07:49 PM

Thanks X5world
 
Thanks to all the topics on water pumps I knew that my 4.4 water pump would fail at around 60K miles. Sure enough, at 65K I started to notice the smallest puddles of coolant in my garage. I had the water pump replaced under CPO along with the belts and coolant flush. Had I not been forewarned, this could have caused problems or damage.

The big question is; is the replacement water pump "improved", or do I need to start looking again at 120K miles?

PersonaNonGrata 09-23-2006 07:53 PM

That sucks that it happened but at least is was during your CPO warranty. If mine goes as yours does, I'll be glad that I have the BMW extended warranty. As for the part, I think this might be the one that is new and improved but I might be wrong. I thought there was a thread about.

Hey, are you coming to WestFest IV in SoCal? There is a caravan of NorCal people driving down. Check the link in my sig for more info on the event.

JV 09-23-2006 08:44 PM

So far- no water pump issues in my '01 4.4 w/ 88K on the odomoter...Kewl- have you had yours replaced yet?

JV

The Other Tom 09-23-2006 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tomaz
Thanks to all the topics on water pumps I knew that my 4.4 water pump would fail at around 60K miles. Sure enough, at 65K I started to notice the smallest puddles of coolant in my garage. I had the water pump replaced under CPO along with the belts and coolant flush. Had I not been forewarned, this could have caused problems or damage.

The big question is; is the replacement water pump "improved", or do I need to start looking again at 120K miles?

For general water pump woes, check this out
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...ght=water+pump

Also, most people I know are replacing their pumps with the stewart pump (an improved pump)....http://www.stewartcomponents.net/Mer...y_Code=BMWHPWP

X5Flyboy 09-24-2006 06:22 AM

Gosh, Darn, Dickens! I did not know about the Stewart pump - I had mine replaced last April (61K) as preventative maintenance, since I tend to take long trips (at high speed) to Vegas, Reno, Seattle, and No CA. My belief is that it's cheaper to repair in the shop than out on the road.


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