 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  05-02-2006, 10:18 PM | #1 | | Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Vineland, NJ Posts: 47 |  WATER PUMP QUESTION
I'm replacing the water pump for my 95 318 ti. Does anbody know if I should get a water pump gasket for this model??? I read something about putting a new gasket but there was not enough information. I have been looking for a "water pump gasket" on the internet for my car and so far I have been unsucsessful. So I wonder if I really need to put one. Please help me with this! I am  ! Thanks! |  |  | | 05-02-2006, 10:30 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: PA Posts: 822 |
The water pump should come with the gasket. I know the water pump from the dealer comes with the gasket and the one on www.bavauto.com comes with the gasket. | | | | | 05-03-2006, 01:44 AM | #3 | | Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Vineland, NJ Posts: 47 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by madfronter The water pump should come with the gasket. I know the water pump from the dealer comes with the gasket and the one on www.bavauto.com comes with the gasket. | Thanks! but I have ordered the pump already and there is no gasket, it just came with the water pump o ring  | | | | | 05-03-2006, 06:26 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lake Stevens, WA Posts: 119 |
The O-ring is all there is, you don't need anything else. Just make sure the new pump has a metal impeller! __________________
Pete N | | | | | 05-03-2006, 08:52 PM | #5 | | Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Vineland, NJ Posts: 47 |  OK!
Quote: | Originally Posted by PeteN95 The O-ring is all there is, you don't need anything else. Just make sure the new pump has a metal impeller! | Well, thank you, and yes it's a pump with a metal impeller.  | | | | | 05-03-2006, 09:40 PM | #6 | | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 |
Slather some silicone grease (NOT RTV) on that o-ring before instalation... | | | | | 05-04-2006, 01:07 AM | #7 | | Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Vineland, NJ Posts: 47 |  OK!
Quote: | Originally Posted by J!m Slather some silicone grease (NOT RTV) on that o-ring before instalation... | Great! Thanks a lot for the suggestion! any other suggestions are very welcomed. We're are possibly replacing the pump in a day or two if not, during the weekend, so the more advice the better  | | | | | 05-04-2006, 02:38 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
How many miles are on your ti? While the coolant is drained it might not be a bad idea to replace some of the rubber radiator fittings, as they tend to crack over time. Does anybody have the part number for these? Here's a good writeup (though the M42/M44 looks a little different): http://www.pelicanparts.com/bmw/tech...water-pump.htm __________________
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | | | 05-04-2006, 03:15 AM | #9 | | Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Vineland, NJ Posts: 47 |  I see..
Quote: | Originally Posted by aceyx How many miles are on your ti? While the coolant is drained it might not be a bad idea to replace some of the rubber radiator fittings, as they tend to crack over time. Does anybody have the part number for these? Here's a good writeup (though the M42/M44 looks a little different): http://www.pelicanparts.com/bmw/tech...water-pump.htm | Thanks!! My little ti is over 155,000 miles, but I took it to the BMW on november for service and they replaced a whole lot of things. I recently replaced the radiator and the hoses, checked the belts and they looked like new (I am thinking they replaced them in the BMW, I don't remember and I would have to read the documents they gave me with all the work they did). What do you mean exactly when you say radiator fittings? And I used the tutorial @ pelican parts to replace the radiator and other stuff. Thanls for your suggestion! | | | | |
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