'06 BMW 330i showing the signs of the inevitable water pump and thermostat replacement. Last night the red overheating light came on, however the car never went into limp mode like many cars have done, and I made it home safely. I’d prefer to find a BMW tech (or an independent shop) capable of this repair. I’ve considered doing it myself, however I would like to stay out of the garage right now. Also want to stay away from the dealer and their rates.
On the contrary, anyone dealt with this fix as a DIY? Where did you track parts down from? Reading up on it it looks rather straight forward.
Edit: I’ve reached out to Goff and Bracketracer, waiting on replies from them.
From when the red light first came on I was 4 miles from home. I pulled off the road immediately, then the red went back to yellow and stayed in the yellow. After a few miles red came back on, pulled over again and shut the car off. 5 minutes later started back up, was 1/2 mile from home at this point and all lights went off and my heat returned from the vents. The car never went into limp mode, the fans weren’t going crazy. This all happened quite quickly, and over a very short period of time. I’m not dumb enough to just keep driving with the red light in my face
Coolant reservoir is very low, fluid definitely escaped from here as there’s splashes of coolant around the tank:(
I’ve grown to really like ECS tuning. I just got a message from Justin at Swiderski, he offered a nice rate to fix it, using BMW parts. Most likely the route I’ll take.