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juppalgae 04-18-2011 04:39 PM

water pump and thermo
 
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 04-18-2011 04:56 PM

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 04-18-2011 05:10 PM

serpentien belts mean ac belt and radiator belt?

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

c4racer 04-18-2011 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by juppalgae (Post 819102)
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 04-18-2011 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by c4racer (Post 819106)
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.

:iagree:

juppalgae 04-18-2011 05:35 PM

thanks

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

petener999 04-18-2011 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by juppalgae (Post 819102)
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.

petener999 04-18-2011 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by juppalgae (Post 819111)
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 04-18-2011 06:02 PM

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


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