» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 06-01-2024 03:04 PM 7 Replies, 409,646 Views | | My 318ti build 05-21-2024 04:48 PM 05-28-2024 06:42 PM 1 Replies, 3,385 Views | | OMG!OMG! 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 0 Replies, 1,325 Views | | | | | 03-21-2012, 09:56 AM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bamberg, Germany Posts: 107 | Cooling system issue My 97 Ti is having some issues. I think I have a slow leak from my radiator. My mechanic suggests only replacing the parts that are broken and not everything as suggested (water pump and so forth). Living in Germany you would think parts are cheaper but they are actually not. The alternative is mailing myself parts from the states. My mechanic is quite good and I do trust him as he has done work for me in the past to pass my German annual inspection. I recently drove from Bamberg to Schweinfurt and back doing around 100mph average with no issues or overheating. A check of my expansion tanks shows only minimal loss of coolant. I would appreciate any suggestions. I don't want to sink too much money into my Ti as I think I will purchase an newer BMW here in Germany before I return. | | | 03-21-2012, 05:23 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | Quote: Originally Posted by airborneSGT My 97 Ti is having some issues. I think I have a slow leak from my radiator. My mechanic suggests only replacing the parts that are broken and not everything as suggested (water pump and so forth). Living in Germany you would think parts are cheaper but they are actually not. The alternative is mailing myself parts from the states. My mechanic is quite good and I do trust him as he has done work for me in the past to pass my German annual inspection. I recently drove from Bamberg to Schweinfurt and back doing around 100mph average with no issues or overheating. A check of my expansion tanks shows only minimal loss of coolant. I would appreciate any suggestions. I don't want to sink too much money into my Ti as I think I will purchase an newer BMW here in Germany before I return. | As you're looking to trade off possibly for another car, do minimal to pass inspection and be safe. You can convey the condition when you pass the car on to the next lucky person. __________________ 1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top 1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52 1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior 1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it 1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP 1995 318ti Active - RIP 1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold 1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold 1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold 1985 635csi sold 1984 533i "Max" Sold 1984 318i sold BMWCCA #160411 SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 03-23-2012, 11:20 AM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bamberg, Germany Posts: 107 | That is what I am doing! BTW American BMW Ti's are limited to a speed of around 120-125 mph ;-( Last time on the way to Munich I pushed it to the limit and once I reached that speed it just cut off until I was back down to around 120-125 mph. It was the radiator so yup 159 Euro later.....plus labor. Still out the door at 220 Euro is not bad. The cost of the radiator (minus shipping and any core) is about $50 more here. Factor in shipping and the difference is not so far off. Last edited by airborneSGT; 03-23-2012 at 11:40 AM. | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |
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