E36 overheating

Post by bmwfan » Aug 08, AM.

Original Poster. Search My Stuff What's New 3 12 24 OP Posts Only. Its still overheating almost immediately and no hot air from the heater. These engines seem to have known over heating issues and i suspect that the rad is partly at fault as it was weeping from the coolant low sensor at the bottom of the rad, but that doesnt explain the rapid overheating, the lack of warm air from the heater and the fact that the top hose doesnt seem to be full. I think it could be a thermostat or water pump issue.

E36 overheating

Log in. Sign up. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. All of a sudden out of the blue, you glance down and notice that your coolant temperature needle is to the right of the 12 o'clock position, or horror of horrors the red light is on! Now that's dealt with, signal, pull to the side of the road and turn the car off. Do not try to limp the car home. At this point you have two choices: 1. Call a flatbed tow truck. Get her home safely. Figure it out, fix it on the side of the road because that's how you roll. Full spare cooling system in your trunk with the tools to do the job right on the side of the road. Not even if you just live 5 miles away. The entirety of the cooling system of these cars consists of the following: Upper radiator hose.

When no more bubbles exit out of the bleed screw, tighten it to 8 Nm 71 in-lb, e36 overheating. E36 M3 Overheating issues at idle.

Thread in ' Technical Questions ' started by griffo , Jun 1, Driftworks Forum. Is my E36 overheating? Joined: Sep 3, Posts: 1, Likes Received: 0. Hey guys, well I know I posted about my heaters blowing cold n stuff, but tonight while I was driving Normally I noticed the needle started creeping up slowly from half way upto the 3 quarter mark on the gauge! Is this bad? So heres the story

Du besitzt noch keinen Account? Als registriertes Mitglied auf unserer Seite kannst du alle Funktionen nutzen um aktiv am Community-Leben teilnehmen. Also worauf wartest du noch? Werde noch heute ein Teil von uns! Sie haben noch kein Benutzerkonto auf unserer Seite? Registrieren Sie sich kostenlos und nehmen Sie an unserer Community teil! This page covers repair and troubleshooting information for the engine cooling system. Athermostat controls the flow of coolant into the radiator. Radiator and Expansion Tank The radiator is a crossflow design. A translucent expansion tank provides for coolant expansion at higher temperatures and easy monitoring of the coolant level.

E36 overheating

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Water pump on its last legs? Measure the coolant temperature directly with a known good thermometer or gauge. You may have boiled the fluid in a spot or two when it got hot and now you have air in the system. M series. Also the system should keep allot of pressure in it, if a times there seems to be little pressure on your hoses, that may be another tell tale sign of your head gasket One is basically brand new, the other used but good. Ever since I bled the system the other day, it seems okay. Theres no water in the oil and no oil in the water, it doesnt seem to white smoke at all either? Try Our Other Magazine. Joined: Sep 3, Posts: 1, Likes Received: 0. Well I got my new parts today, Thermostat, housing, water pump, new bleed screw and coolant. Have your mechanic perform a "leakdown" test. Joined: Jul 23, Posts: 5, Likes Received: 0.

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Be carefull, keep hands and fingers away from the fan while performing this test! The fan clutch is just what the name says, it is a mechanism that will clutch the fan on and off depending on the need for more or less cooling air to flow thru the radiator. Bringing the BMW community together. Radiator expansion tank Bleeder Screw Upgrade to the brass one when replacing Radiator cap Radiator Thermostat Thermostat housing upgrade to the aluminum one when replacing Water pump Upgrade to one with a metal impeller at a minimum Fan Fan clutch Auxiliary fan. It was too nice. Both of my fans up front work, also. If it shreds the magazine, the fan clutch is good. It is a thermostatically controlled device that when operating normally will vary the fan speed independently of the engine speed. Also you can reset the onboard comp check here E36 OBC tricks. Post by rlomba » Aug 09, PM Thanks. Also try bleeding the car many times, at cold and warm too. Sign up. Vote for sticky as well! I really really hope not!