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John Vollenweider
Joined: 02 Mar 2006 Posts: 52
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Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:21 am Post subject: 1997 528i Radiator |
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My radiator tank exploded yesterday. This is the third radiator in the past 8 years that I have had to replace. Can you just replace the tank on radiator? If so, where can I get one.
Please let me know,
John |
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walshja
Joined: 03 Apr 2001 Posts: 1139 Location: guilford, ct, usa
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Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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john, what exactly is blowing?
your radiator? or the overflow tank. you can replace either by itself.
usually what breaks is the plastic neck which connects to the upper radiator hose, I have had 3 BMWs and all 3 broke in that spot. replacing either is a rather easy job, you could save yourself a lot of money doing it yourself.
I have never had a problem with the overflow tank blowing, although I did have a problem on my E36 where the overflow dip tub was causing erroneous low coolant messages. _________________ joe
1994 325iC, 195k miles
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edjack
Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Posts: 3887 Location: San Jose, CA
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:12 am Post subject: |
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Yes, the E39 has an especially problematic cooling system. The only long-term solution is to buy the Zionsville system, but it's not cheap. Some say it's cheaper to keep replacing the rad and exp tank every few years as a preventative measure. Bear in mind that the six is quite vulnerable to damage from overheating.
http://www.zionsvilleautosport.com/store/screen/prod/store_code/6134/product_code/E389SDCK.htm _________________
Ed BMW CCA member since 1987 (Nr. 62319).
'97 540i 6 speed Aspensilber over Aubergine interior. |
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