Replacing the coolant tank is pretty important because as the car ages the plastic becomes brittle and weak and it more likely to burst at the most inconveni…
BMW Coolant Expansion Tank and Transmission Thermostat DIY
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Thanks Jerry, I’ve got 85K miles, how many on your beast? So in order to do
this job the parts order is 1) tank, 2) engine thermostat, & 3) trans
thermostat? What hose needs changed? You ordered them from Pelican Parts?
Thanks again, Dave.
I just brought home an 83 MB 300SD w a Greasecar kit on it, ever do
anything w those cars?
Can I put any type of coolant into my bmw or I gotta go to dealership for
it?
Hey man, thanks for the great video. I learned more from this than any
other of the 15 or so I just watched. And it was pretty entertaining too.
I’m about to attempt this on my e36 325. Is it pretty similar? Do I have to
remove anything specific to get to the expansion tank? And did you just
pour straight coolant or did you dilute it? Thanks again man and great
video
that thermostat is fucked. some day bmw’s proprietary horseshit will bite
them right in the asshole.
Does the expansion tank snap back in? I did this replacement but had a
difficult time knowing if the ET snaps back in place or not. There was no
leak once I put coolant in so I’m guessing I put it back on right. I drove
to AZ from CA w/no issues also. But just wanted to ask anyways.
Hey brother, thx for the link to this video, I will be tackling my Euro
bitch soon enough here, but is there any difference besides pricing with
ordering parts from Pelican vs BMW dealership?! I heard a guy on
e46fanantics forums say he received a bad part from pelican, but most
likely the fucker prolly installed it wrong or broke it in the process
Cuase the previous dick face that owned my car said he bought his parts
from pelican and NOW im having to fix his “work” fuckers, let me know bud
=)
I found it funny when the retaining clamp when flying I said oopps and then
heard you say it. Nice timing to this video too, my friend has this same
model and has asked me to do this same job for him, huge thanks man.
thanks for your quick replay!
everything went well and no shitshow? you’re not jerry…
also do you have a video in (e46)RAD replacement or am i not seeing it, i
work the dead hour shift so my eyes are playin tricks with me
FUCK the damn phones!
If your replacing the coolant tank be sure to replace the transmission
thermostat as well