[freon480]

just wanted to cry about it a little bit. wah.

[SpunkyXL]

I'm waiting for mine to die too..I have an 07 e92..only a matter of time. BMW doesn't cover this out of warranty, right? Thought there was a recall

[hugus311]

mileage?

[m thriller]

Feel your pain..................mine went last month lol!
The original is a siemens and the new one is a continental which i believe should be more reliable.
Mine went at 140k miles though which is more than acceptable.

[freon480]

Originally Posted by SpunkyXL

I'm waiting for mine to die too..I have an 07 e92..only a matter of time. BMW doesn't cover this out of warranty, right? Thought there was a recall

i dont know if bmw has a recall on it or not. im a mechanic and bought this out of warranty. i believe it comes reguilt from factory because there was a core charge on it.

Originally Posted by hugus311

mileage?

130k 06 325xi

Originally Posted by m thriller

Feel your pain..................mine went last month lol!
The original is a siemens and the new one is a continental which i believe should be more reliable.
Mine went at 140k miles though which is more than acceptable.

yeah mine was at 130k i cant complain. a mechanical waterpump woulda failed sooner and should have replaced sooner. didnt even notice the brand either when i was changing it. i noticed they redesigned the thermostat/housing though. fairly easy to change as well.

[BlackedOutBimmer]

notice anything before it went out? any warning signs? 130k is alot on the original waterpump, that is really good to hear. Not so much fun to fix

[Carl Morris]

Mine went out a couple of weeks ago and the most disturbing thing to me was that the replacement didn't even make it off the lot. They had to order another one and it seems OK so far.

[freon480]

Originally Posted by AllBlackBimmer

notice anything before it went out? any warning signs? 130k is alot on the original waterpump, that is really good to hear. Not so much fun to fix

i was on a trip. red light flashed. i pulled right over. let it sit for like 30mins. started up and drove home no lights. got home and hooked scanner up. had 3 codes for water pump and 1 for thermostat. i changed pump thermostat, temp sensor that turns on fans and temp sensor that tells computer temp. was very easy to change compared to traditional mechanical waterpumps.

Originally Posted by Carl Morris

Mine went out a couple of weeks ago and the most disturbing thing to me was that the replacement didn't even make it off the lot. They had to order another one and it seems OK so far.

that sucks. a few days and i seem to be ok. no codes or flashing light. i changed everything to try to try to eliminate any issues in the future. i dont want to have to do a headgasket.

[omerfar23]

Originally Posted by freon480

i was on a trip. red light flashed. i pulled right over. let it sit for like 30mins. started up and drove home no lights. got home and hooked scanner up. had 3 codes for water pump and 1 for thermostat. i changed pump thermostat, temp sensor that turns on fans and temp sensor that tells computer temp. was very easy to change compared to traditional mechanical waterpumps.


that sucks. a few days and i seem to be ok. no codes or flashing light. i changed everything to try to try to eliminate any issues in the future. i dont want to have to do a headgasket.

which code reader did you use. my water pump went out and i had my car code read out and nothing showed up.

[jlcolon2001]

Wow, lately the water pump are dropping like flies!

[freon480]

Originally Posted by omerfar23

which code reader did you use. my water pump went out and i had my car code read out and nothing showed up.

im a mechanic i used a snap-on solus. had 3 different codes for waterpump and one for the thermostat.

Originally Posted by jlcolon2001

Wow, lately the water pump are dropping like flies!

and bmw pockets are bulging.i must say i am a fan of the electric waterpump now though. its a much easier install than a normal mechanical pump. plus you dont have to run it to bleed air out.

[exclusivo]

mine went at around 45

[freon480]

Originally Posted by lemmegetatthat

mine went at around 45

45k? that is crazy hopefully it was under warranty. id be pissed at that mileage to have to cover it. 130k is a good run for a wp so although i was pissed i had to spend the money with out notice
im glad nothing else happened.

[f30er]

I'm at 96k, ordering one from tischer and proactively replacing it along with the thermostat...

[exclusivo]

Originally Posted by freon480

45k? that is crazy hopefully it was under warranty. id be pissed at that mileage to have to cover it. 130k is a good run for a wp so although i was pissed i had to spend the money with out notice
im glad nothing else happened.

It was 103 degrees that day, July 3rd 2010. I was out of warranty, went over 4 years. $500 in parts from Tischer and $300 labor at an Indy shop. It's a 325 N52 so that is probably the most maintenance I'll have to do; don't have to worry about fuel pumps and turbos. Low and slow is how I roll

[freon480]

Originally Posted by e92er

I'm at 96k, ordering one from tischer and proactively replacing it along with the thermostat...

i replaced the 2 coolant temp sensors as well. the one that turns fan on and one that tells comp temp. for the extra 40 bucks its worth the piece of mind.

[freon480]

Originally Posted by lemmegetatthat

It was 103 degrees that day, July 3rd 2010. I was out of warranty, went over 4 years. $500 in parts from Tischer and $300 labor at an Indy shop. It's a 325 N52 so that is probably the most maintenance I'll have to do; don't have to worry about fuel pumps and turbos. Low and slow is how I roll

me too same car and engine. i dont see anything else coming really. i already replaced the transfercase control actuator. so i would assume the bulk of common "problem" should be done.

[f30er]

Originally Posted by freon480

i replaced the 2 coolant temp sensors as well. the one that turns fan on and one that tells comp temp. for the extra 40 bucks its worth the piece of mind.

do u know the part numbers?

[freon480]

ill post a copy of invoice tomorrow. i dont have it with me its at work.

[omerfar23]

i replaced my water pump last week. Overall cost 550. 450 for the pump/bolts. 50 for lift charge and 4 hours of self labor. Overall its not that bad execpt that the top bolt is a bitch to get to.. also as the bmw states the bolts are one-time use.. i had a bolt break in my hand while screwing it back. thank god I got the broken part out by un-screwing it out by hand....

[Lchau1987]

Mine went out last week when it just hit 50k. My extended warranty covered it and the bill they had to pay from BMW was 2g.

[Cir14]

Mine went ~3 weeks ago. 76K covered under BMW CPO warranty. I however can comment that I had a low coolant light a few months back and just topped it off. Anyone else experience this and then have a water pump fail?