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tricky 325i
Newbie Joined: 18-July-2010 Location: abedrdeen Status: Offline Points: 1 |
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Posted: 18-July-2010 at 16:43 |
hi im richard as i said aint bin on this site in a while from aberdeen and had bms since i started driving i know have a e36 2 door 325i awaiting an mot just no time to do work myself and no money as wedding in august and my mrs is in a 328i 4 door which is giving me endless bother with a niggly overheating problem , its overheating to around 3/4 when driving but only at around 60mph+ if your just around town it just stays dead at half ? have replaced thermostat and rebled rad when i topped it back up with a50/50 mix and still it wants to overheat as soon as you drop speed or stop it goes right back to half and it wont overheat if you leave it idling its got me puzzled and most garages ive been to aswell can anyone help ? |
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thepits
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Check the water pump. I had almost exactly the same problem with my E36 325i, fine round town, onto the motorway, gauge disappeared into the red, stop, open bonnet, not that hot in there really, no steam, top up with water, fine for a while at speed, always ok round town. ShepsM3 fixed mine |
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