» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 03-31-2012, 08:34 PM | #121 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rodeo, CA Posts: 226 | Quote: Originally Posted by MOTORSPORTti i hope do not bother guys!!! i got a issue with mine since 2 months a go the temp is going normal when i drive ./ once i get traffic the temp gauge rise a little to 3/4 and later back to the center,(normal) that is a issue what i have to do? | Sounds normal to me, just top off the coolant and when putting any coolant in a BMW be sure to buy the BMW coolant (or Mercedes) which is over 20 bucks a gallon, but you will have less problems in the long run. __________________ Love ALL Bimmers. Have to, or they would not be cost effective. | | | 03-31-2012, 08:52 PM | #122 | Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: ASTORIA,QUEENS NYC Posts: 94 | thanx i will | | | 04-04-2012, 06:12 PM | #123 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ontario Posts: 17 | part number I have the M44 engine and the part on the back of the engine has already been replaced. But I need to get the longer one for the side of the engine. whats the part number? and a site that sells them? | | | 04-04-2012, 06:48 PM | #124 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rodeo, CA Posts: 226 | you can get the block fitting that goes under the intake manafold from many sources, but I would get it from BMW or someone that sells OEM parts. I have heard horror stories about aftermarket warped fittings... __________________ Love ALL Bimmers. Have to, or they would not be cost effective. | | | 04-04-2012, 07:03 PM | #125 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Central, MN Posts: 1,065 | Quote: Originally Posted by vandergat I have the M44 engine and the part on the back of the engine has already been replaced. But I need to get the longer one for the side of the engine. whats the part number? and a site that sells them? | The very first post points you to the part number. getbmwparts, pelicanparts, ecstuning, tischer, etc. It is HIGHLY suggested that you purchase a BMW manufactured side fitting unless you like wasting time and money. Good luck! __________________ | | | 05-17-2012, 01:46 AM | #126 | Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Ottawa, ON CANADA Posts: 3 | 1996 318ti I have a deposit down on a 1996 318ti Automatic with 153500km or 95380mils on the Odometer (verified by Carfax). Anyway, I leave for in one week for a course that will involve me putting on over 5000km (3106miles) on the car this summer over the next two months. My concern is that I don't know if the troublesome plastic parts of the cooling system have been replaced as there is no vehicle history past the last year with the current owner. So, I know you guys don't have a crystal ball but out of all your collective experience and from what I've read from this post I should be okay for the next few thousand kilometers or miles because most if not all the plastic component failures occured after 100,000 miles or 160,000 km right? Is there anything I can do to try and prevent an early failure while away because I won't have any time while on course weekends or weekdays at all to do any kind of maintenance and a failure will really screw things up for me this summer. I won't have any time to replace these parts before I leave but the car is in really good shape all things considered and I plan on doing the entire cooling system overhaul possibly minus the radiator as soon as I get back and have a free weekend. Hoping to get some advice from you guys and thoughts on basically playing the odds and what my chances are? By the way, the mileage that I plan to put on over the next two months will all be highway. Thanks! | | | 06-05-2012, 09:34 PM | #127 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rodeo, CA Posts: 226 | Well, DG ... Since you got no advice, how did you do on your trip? We kinda flaked on ya, A? (Spoken in my best Cannook accent). __________________ Love ALL Bimmers. Have to, or they would not be cost effective. | | | 06-05-2012, 10:55 PM | #128 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Severna Park, MD Posts: 126 | For a late FYI: I swapped mine out at 105k when my radiator died. The plastic pieces were in great shape, but it was false economy not to swap everything out. Like any rubber or plastic part, failure is a mix of usage and luck of the draw. Some parts are run ragged and last forever, and some give out when granny's driving. __________________ Friends don't let friends call it "Beamer". It's Bimmer, like Rim. | | | 06-07-2012, 03:12 AM | #129 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 1,364 | I have two e-36's, and both their radiators died at a little over 100K...like clockwork. The original plastic pipes I had changed out of the ti looked and felt OK, but who knows and who wants to take the chance. | | | 06-07-2012, 10:29 PM | #130 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rodeo, CA Posts: 226 | When I blew my rear plastic fitting and the water pump, ended up being from the lower radiator hose leaking and blowing the head gasket. Being a M-44, the rear fitting was totally destroyed and came apart in pieces, my mechanic told me when he took the head off part of the rear fitting was still in the head and he had to dig it out. So my plastic fittings along with the front one, were replaced along with the water pump I had already replaced... I think if you do anything to the cooling system, all of these parts should be replaced to save time, labor and money including the radiator (my 96 ti had about 145,000 miles on it when the lower hose that had been replaced wrong blew). __________________ Love ALL Bimmers. Have to, or they would not be cost effective. | | | 06-07-2012, 11:52 PM | #131 | Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Ottawa, ON CANADA Posts: 3 | Hi guys, Thanks for replying. I bought the ti and love it. I forget who said it on this site but it IS like driving a road legal go-kart! I'm on course with the military and haven't had to do as much driving so far as I was originally worried about but I still plan to have or possibly do the cooling system overhaul quite nicely detailed here when I get back in July/August. I appreciate the feedback and the history on your experiences, it makes me a little less concerned that I couldn't get to the overhaul before I left. I'll keep you posted. Jason | | | 07-08-2012, 10:39 PM | #132 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hawaii Posts: 124 | The head y piece just broke as i was driving up to the house. Hope to hell the engine didnt overheat, heat was in the middle when i parked and the rest of the coolant poured out. Just getting the hose clamps loose was a pain! I really am not looking forward to putting those back on. Its not bad to get to with the battery box out but getting tools in there is a different story. Parts on order, we will see | | | 07-09-2012, 08:13 PM | #133 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Globally Posts: 1,162 | Just picked up a 93 318iS M42 has a leaking one. This year's lemon racer. | | | 09-16-2012, 12:35 PM | #134 | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 16 | Yer well, the one at the back of engine has just done me over... And i was on my way home from work on the freeway. Got to about 5min from home and car started to die on me.. Looked down and temp was off the gauge. got off freeway and bang. car dies and nothing but steam from the engine bay. Anyway, head gone, and looks like i cracked it. No compression at all. All cycinders 0%. Had 215k on it. Anyway its at garage getting a new engine put in. I got 1 cheap with 104k on it with 3mths warry on it. Hope to get it back next week. Damm cheap plastic parts | | | 09-18-2012, 03:40 AM | #135 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland Or Posts: 2,666 | Has anybody tried just threading the hole and putting a fitting in? I'd use a machined threaded bushing and a AN fitting... Fix it once... Of course I have a M42... Dave __________________ Dave - PDX 1995 318ti - Active Black and Tan. 2005 330xi - Mtech 1 - 6spd - Orient Blue/Black | | | | | 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 | | | |