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  1. Technical Guides for the E46
    My wife used here 320d yesterday for about 100 miles mostly motorway driving. Today I used it in town in foggy cold weather and noticed that the gauge L\km is rather twitchy on the high side when accelerating even reaching max scale. Car runs as normal. On fast road gives 3.6L/100 which is...
  2. BMW 5 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 5 Series
    Hello all, could anyone enlighten me as to the difference between a 530i auto radiator vs a manual one. Also i know the M5 radiator is thicker but would it still fit into 530i.
  3. BMW X Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of X Series
    Hi guys. Looking to do a coolant change on our 2012 X3 as judging by the service history it has never been done, I can understand why as there doesn’t appear to be a drain plug for the radiator anywhere which suggests I need to remove one of the lower radiator hoses. However, these are held in...
  4. BMW 3 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 3 Series
    Hi, My question to keep things short is when should the radiator fan come on? Background... I have been having issues with my radiator fan. Wouldn’t come on even when AC was on. Sometimes it would come on with the AC and then stop. An error code was showing for the fan as well hence I...
  5. BMW Guides and How To's
    Hi All, I replaced my radiator fan today as current one been on the car for 190,000 miles so was struggling at times and the fault code appeared. I apologise in advance as I only started take the photos half way through as forgot to take my phone with me. Anyway I did this at home with...
  6. BMW 5 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 5 Series
    Hi guys, I had my main thermostat replaced on Friday last week. Since then I've noticed a coolant leak at the lower hose connection where it meets the thermostat. If I wiggle to pipe the leak gets worse. Are there o rings inside the hose connection where it meets the thermostat? It was...
  7. BMW 6 Series - Tech Talk E24,E63,E64,F12,F13
    Hi All, My 630i has been sipping coolant for the past while but is now at the point where I've been able to locate the leak (bottom corner, automatic transmission oil heat exchanger side, where all the dirt/leaves collects and rots behind the grill.). With all the plastic housing around the...
  8. BMW X Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of X Series
    Hi Guys anyone know why my radiator fan sometimes kicks in when I park up and switch off the engine. Its winter here in the UK and it happenned again the other day after a short vist 7 miles to the supermarket. Surely cant be overheating in winter. What can cause it to come on other than over...
  9. BMW 6 Series - Tech Talk E24,E63,E64,F12,F13
    Hi guys, having a nightmare with my 645ci. The thick top pipe that feeds the rad, keeps blowing off and spraying all my coolant over the place. I put 5l of new coolant in the other day, a new jubile clip to hold the pipe on, and took it for a 10 minute drive. Needless to say that the fastest...
  10. BMW 6 Series - Tech Talk E24,E63,E64,F12,F13
    Hey All So I need a new fan according to the diagnosis by a local independent specialist. Apparently it is throwing up some error codes. My car had been overheating when in traffic jams. I have been quoted getting on for £800 to repair this; I believe the fan is £719 from BMW. From what I've...
  11. Items WANTED - Post any wanted adverts in here
    Wanted –*pair of original, chrome radiator grills. I have a set of black ones (came with 635D I've just bought) so happy to exchange / deal or just buy yours! Thanks.
  12. BMW 3 Series Forum - Technical Talk on the BMW E46
    Can it be done without removing splash guard completely, ie unbolt the front bit Just got replacement expansion tank and thermostat and need to drain system before refilling , weather is crap so don’t want to faff taking off splash guard completely, has anyone done this? Sent from my iPhone...
  13. Technical Guides for the E36, E30 and E21
    I’ve got a 1997 323i with 87k in it. The problem I had was the radiator blowing and dropping coolant. I put it down to either a rotten radiator or sticking thermostat. Ive changed the thermostat and radiator for new ones today. EIS radiator from Euro car parts supplied with no cap. I’ve...
  14. BMW 3 Series Forum - Technical Talk on the BMW E46
    Morning all, I fitted a new radiator in my 325Ci over the weekend as the old one had a leak and I've been topping it up with the antifreeze/coolant and water as you do, but despite bleeding it repeatedly I can't seem to get it to fill up to the max. This morning I tried to do it again in this...
  15. BMW 3 Series Forum - Technical Talk on the BMW E46
    So in the process of draining my coolant I removed the radiator adjustment screw, the bit that the radiator drain plug screws into. It looks like it needs replacing once it's been removed however I've run into a strange problem. The one I took out of my E46 330i looks like one from a later BMW...
  16. BMW 3 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 3 Series
    Noticed today whilst sat for 2 hours on the M6 that the radiator fan failed to come on. It comes on if I turn on the airconditioning but failed to come on when the I left the car to get hot tonight (measured up to 98 celsius according to torque app connected to OBD socket) Checked the connector...
  17. BMW 3 Series Forum - Technical Talk on the BMW E46
    Hi, About time to do the radiator on my E46 and wondering if anyone knows who originally made them? I see various options from ECP and on eBAY but given the current one has done nearly 200k, I'm inclined to go same again. Any answers to the above, or thoughts about which makes are good very...
  18. BMW 3 Series Forum - Technical Talk on the BMW E46
    Hi All, I had a relative work on my car this weekend. A lot of work was done, and the Coolant ended up being drained and replaced as Coolant hoses had to be removed. What is now mostly in the Cooling System is GM Dexcool Longlife, and Triple QX Red. Both Longlife, red 5 year antifreeze. I...
  19. BMW 8 Series Forum - Technical Talk on the BMW E31
    Good day - my local garage have just installed me a replacement condenser Hella/behr brand - seems to be a good fit, but now the steel pipes connected to the radiator are leaking - heavily corroded - need replace. I am struggle to find a part number(s) for the pipe(s) even realoem failed me...
  20. BMW 3 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 3 Series
    Hello, I have a E90 318i and just recently regased the air con and changed the coolant, I noticed that the radiator fan does not spin at all. Apparently it should start spinning if the A/C is turned on but it doesn't. I have checked the fuse box (No 67 and 69), link below for reference to the...
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