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Yesterday I did the following: (1) changed the gas struts on the hood (2) refinished the Xenon headlights. Was oxidizing along the top. (3) installed new BMW weather tech floor mats. (4) fixed the convertible top ledge tray microswitch that I messed up when changing the rear shocks (metal arm...

Yesterday I did the following: (1) changed the gas struts on the trunk lid (2) installed new Bilstein B6 shocks on the rear (did the front last week) (3) changed the rear differential fluid (4) changed the gearbox oil (took out about 1.4L, put back in 1.6L) (5) replaced various missing screws...

So I got it back from the dealer today. Stored code for pump malfunction 3 times which makes sense. Failed while driving. Turned off. Restart, drive to dealer, turn off. Turn on to move it to the bay. All said and done, it was about $1600 for the pump, thermostat replacement. And that was after...

Thank goodness! Looks like I just went into the “bit hot” range. Heartburn time on part pricing: Water pump from dealer is $650. Online Retail price for BMW part is $550. Pierburg (OE) part is $283 online.

Replacing this old pump was on the list to do next but I only have had the car 2 weeks. Just finished replacing the front struts and did an alignment yesterday.

Oh, and the fan was really working hard before I turned the car off when I first pulled over. So the fan is operating.

So I had been out running errands today. Outside temps around 34 degrees. Was at a red light and then it turned green and I noticed the acceleration was a bit slower than normal. Looked at gauges and temp gauge was in the red and the little red dot light was illuminated. No flash, no beeping...

I put my bmw 19” 624m rims on for these pictures while I cleaned up the 108, which were corroding on the inner section. The 624’s are much lighter and the difference in acceleration is significant. They are summer tires though, so the 108’s are back on now.

Sure do. Here are some:

Hi there! I am new to the forum, but not new to BMW’s. I recently purchased a ‘06 3.0si with manual transmission. It had 60k miles and seemed in very good shape. I am in the process of changing the front struts and sway bar links. Going with Bilstein B6’s. The car had some “mushrooming” on the...