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      11-05-2012, 10:03 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by gio View Post
I just had my 1 towed to the dealer when the coolant light came on and I found coolant all over the engine. I don't know whats wrong yet but I'm hoping it has something to do with them replacing the injectors the day before (so I won't have to pay).

I have 45k miles on it.

Otherwise maybe I'm looking at a water pump/coolant system failure. Water pumps are really expensive to replace, correct? Because you have to take apart the whole engine?

I had a water pump fail on my old Audi TT at about 40k miles (under warranty) but the new pump lasted another 80k miles (until I sold it) with no problems.
Noop. The pump bolts up to the outside of the engine. It sits outside of it. It should be only a few hours in labor to replace one. The dealers are charging around $1,300 or so. You can buy the pump and thermostat for $500 to $700 and have an indi shop change it. But maybe your dealer will get bmw to pay for it?
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