water pump life

pvr said:
Not quite, as the duty is not on the shipping costs, but VAT is
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I’ve just ordered my third from that seller. Not had any customs bill yet. How long does it take?
First one was months back
 
It varies, sometimes I don’t get delivery until I have paid, or get a bill from the shipping company a few weeks later. If it is HMRC themselves then it is anyone’s guess.
 
just seen a pump and t stat on ebay for !30 quid supplied from UK.
Curious to know what is the difference between this one and the Pierburg .
Is it simply manufacturing quality or are there design differences ?
Welcome your comments
 
Interesting topic … I ordered a new pump / stat from eBay ( a link that was put up on the forum ) all tuned up great , fitted and working lovely . Had a ( well from what I can gather , it’s very hard to understand !!) invoice from fedex for £69 for vat and delivery . Wasn’t expecting that . Any more info on this ? Thanks :thumbsup:
 
I think the vat has to do with buying stuff from the EU but others on here will have chapter and verse on this.
If you took the car into a BMW main dealer ( why any one would is beyond me but that's another topic ) what pump and stat would they fit ?
Never realized water pumps and stats could be so interesting !
 
BMW would fit a Pierburg pump that my Indy paid over £500 for from them in 2015 - the same one you can buy for about half that elsewhere. :(
 
Bodyboarder said:
Interesting topic … I ordered a new pump / stat from eBay ( a link that was put up on the forum ) all tuned up great , fitted and working lovely . Had a ( well from what I can gather , it’s very hard to understand !!) invoice from fedex for £69 for vat and delivery . Wasn’t expecting that . Any more info on this ? Thanks :thumbsup:
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VAT, customs and admin charge. The last part is really annoying as it is a lot by itself, sometimes £25. I order business parts so have seen any combination of charges for the same goods, from nothing to close to £1k
 
pvr said:
Bodyboarder said:
Interesting topic … I ordered a new pump / stat from eBay ( a link that was put up on the forum ) all tuned up great , fitted and working lovely . Had a ( well from what I can gather , it’s very hard to understand !!) invoice from fedex for £69 for vat and delivery . Wasn’t expecting that . Any more info on this ? Thanks :thumbsup:
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VAT, customs and admin charge. The last part is really annoying as it is a lot by itself, sometimes £25. I order business parts so have seen any combination of charges for the same goods, from nothing to close to £1k
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Sounds about right then …. But annoying but hey ho , still way cheaper than other sites / bmw :thumbsup:
 
petrocelli said:
Thanks to all.
If you don't need to jack the engine up separately it may be something I can tackle at home.
My ramps will get the front of the car up about 10 inches which gives enough room for most stuff
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I think the M54 engine requires the engine to be jacked up as the water pump is belt driven and you can't remove the pump until you take the belts off etc.
The N52 has an electrical water pump, so no belts to worry about and it's literally bolted onto the bottom of the engine with a couple of bolts. Couple of coolant pipes go in and out. From the videos and pics I've seen, it looks manageable. Something I plan on doing at some point.
 
chanlon1 said:
petrocelli said:
Thanks to all.
If you don't need to jack the engine up separately it may be something I can tackle at home.
My ramps will get the front of the car up about 10 inches which gives enough room for most stuff
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I think the M54 engine requires the engine to be jacked up as the water pump is belt driven and you can't remove the pump until you take the belts off etc.
The N52 has an electrical water pump, so no belts to worry about and it's literally bolted onto the bottom of the engine with a couple of bolts. Couple of coolant pipes go in and out. From the videos and pics I've seen, it looks manageable. Something I plan on doing at some point.
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All correct, except M54 jacking is so the attachment bolts clear the front frame as they are removed. Not an issue on the N53, which is surprisingly simple to do.
 
Anyone got any figures for what the torque settings should be for the aluminium screws? Both for the water pump and the thermostat.
Thanks. :thumbsup:
 
Roberltd2 said:
Anyone got any figures for what the torque settings should be for the aluminium screws? Both for the water pump and the thermostat.
Thanks. :thumbsup:
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You’ll scoff but I gave the three pump bolts an educated tweak.
The two that mount the thermostat to the pump aren’t ally bolts
 
I have a feeling that my mechanic will probably do the same as well after decades in the business :D
I haven't booked her in yet.
It's going to be:
New brake calipers & pads for the rear wheels,
Clean up & rust treatment of the rear suspension units,
Annual engine oil & filter change and
Engine water pump & thermostat renewal.

Being as next month's paycheck is just round the corner I'm thinking of ordering a couple of Vanos solenoids from Opie and ask him to fit them in as well while he's got the car. Milage is 115 k miles by now.
Thanks.
 
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