Re: E-36 Water Pump

["Brant M. Miller" <brant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've noticed quite a few comments about E-36 water pumps on the digest
lately.  Since the E-36 and the E-34 share the same M-50 engine, and sinc=
e
I drive an E-34, I cann't help but wonder, do I have this potential probl=
em
too??

Does anybody know?  Is there a TSB out on the subject?  What can be check=
ed
to determine if failure is near?  Fan wobble??  What's E-34 experience?

Brant


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>Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 00:04:30 +0000
From: "jeuculano" <jeuculano@domain.elided>
Subject: [E36] Water Pump Disaster (long)

To all you E36 owners out there, be wary of the water pump.  It has been
well documented that these =

things tend to take a crap around the 60-80k mile mark - I figured, OK, I=

just turned 67,000, so this spring I'll =

do a little PM and replace the pump, hoses, belts, etc on my 1993 325is.<=

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