There has been a lot posts with owners of E85 and E86 suffering from water pump failures but you don't hear much from E89 owners having this issue. There is also speculation that by the time the E89 came out BMW improved the water pumps so are less troublesome. So the question is how many of us E89 owners have changed their water pumps? and if you did was it due to failure or as preventative maintenance?
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E89s & Water Pumps
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How do you leave the heater on when you lock the car? I wonder if that would work with the AC in hot weather.
The water pumps look the same as those in the E85 but there are rumours that it was upgraded / modified by the time it got to the 6 pot E89. Seeing as not many E89 owners have reported issues I wonder if this is the case.
The water pumps look the same as those in the E85 but there are rumours that it was upgraded / modified by the time it got to the 6 pot E89. Seeing as not many E89 owners have reported issues I wonder if this is the case.
Silverstar said:How do you leave the heater on when you lock the car? I wonder if that would work with the AC in hot weather.
The water pumps look the same as those in the E85 but there are rumours that it was upgraded / modified by the time it got to the 6 pot E89. Seeing as not many E89 owners have reported issues I wonder if this is the case.
I think the heater continues to function with the engine turned off but not with the car locked as far as i know.
Rob
You turn off the car, press the fan control once and the centre LED illuminates. The car than maintains warmth inside for as long as the coolant remains warm.Silverstar said:How do you leave the heater on when you lock the car? I wonder if that would work with the AC in hot weather.
The water pumps look the same as those in the E85 but there are rumours that it was upgraded / modified by the time it got to the 6 pot E89. Seeing as not many E89 owners have reported issues I wonder if this is the case.
I changed mine along with the thermostat at 75,000 miles as preventative maintenance. There was no indication that it was going to fail anytime soon and the old pump was in perfect condition.
I wouldn't call it a common failure point but it's one of the few items on the car that can leave you stranded without warning.
If you are going to change it, or have someone else change it, make sure to do the thermostat at the same time as they start to stick open and the thermostat is bolted to the side of the pump.
I wouldn't call it a common failure point but it's one of the few items on the car that can leave you stranded without warning.
If you are going to change it, or have someone else change it, make sure to do the thermostat at the same time as they start to stick open and the thermostat is bolted to the side of the pump.