Has anyone recently bought a new one? Did you use eBay or a motor factors chain? Is it thermostat to change at same time? And cost ... it’s 4 years since I last bought one and I used eBay but first port of call is here as it’s well known and well people on here just know stuff
I used Ebay from germany ebay item number 273979766183 . This is for the pump and thermostat which seems to be the way to go . I also looked at this one on ebay item number 264482662856 . You just need to work out how much you will be charged for import . Ps . Love the RVF 400 :evil:
Your water pump is 4 yrs old and your replacing it?
From the e46M3 forum the consensus was if it is a BMW water pump with plastic impeller then it was good from 80,000-150,000
The aftermarket pumps with cast iron impeller generally die between 10,000-30,000 mi.
Ok to clarify I last bought a waterpump for a previous coupe 4 years ago ....hence I am asking about the present as I might be buying a coupe with no record of it been changed in its lifetime so preventative maintenance was in my mind
Apologies for the confusion
Probably not, I’ll be staying in Slovenia then possibly working in Germany or transiting through, I was recently working near stuggart and Czech border but I did not have water pumps in my thoughts then....I do have a Slovenian address though