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AlBinVA · 01-28-2013, 04:47 PM

car shuts down and I coast into parking lot. Towed to dealer, initial diagnosis is electric water pump. SA says this is the first one he has seen on a 135. I have an aftermarket warranty so it will be interesting to see how well the policy works. Initial estimate is close to $1,000.

Anyone else with this experience?

Al

135Pats · 01-28-2013, 05:11 PM

LOL there's an official "when did your water pump break" thread around here in one of the sub-forums, as annoying as it is, the waterpump/thermo are essentially wear items on our cars…If mine gets me past 60K I'll be very happy. Not a cheap repair, lots of labor time involved.

Edit: it's an E90 thread, but we're all in the same boat on this one.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...ighlight=water

AlBinVA · 01-28-2013, 05:38 PM

lots of TT 3.0's out there with this issue apparently. Stats on my car is 51,000 miles with Dinan Stage 1.

Good news from SA. Aftermarket warranty will pick up water pump and all labor. Will not pick up thermostat and aluminum bolts. Cost to me is $132 in parts plus $100 deductible.

135Pats · 01-28-2013, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlBinVA

lots of TT 3.0's out there with this issue apparently. Stats on my car is 51,000 miles with Dinan Stage 1.

Good news from SA. Aftermarket warranty will pick up water pump and all labor. Will not pick up thermostat and aluminum bolts. Cost to me is $132 in parts plus $100 deductible.

All in all that's a good result, people have gotten killed out of warranty for the parts+labor. Bummer to see this happen so often, there's no reason for the pump to be failing with such regularity.

AlBinVA · 01-28-2013, 06:32 PM

was unsure because it transferred to me with the purchase of the car and not sure how reputable the firm is/was.

I guess I should now look into the carbon removal.

135Pats, I see you are in MD. Do you have any experience with Flemings automotive in Hyattsville by any chance?

135Pats · 01-28-2013, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlBinVA

was unsure because it transferred to me with the purchase of the car and not sure how reputable the firm is/was.

I guess I should now look into the carbon removal.

135Pats, I see you are in MD. Do you have any experience with Flemings automotive in Hyattsville by any chance?

Never had anything done by them but ive heard good things. Check out the mid atlantic local subforum they have a modest presence on it.

dtwyim · 01-28-2013, 09:10 PM

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=765338

LeifW · 01-29-2013, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlBinVA

car shuts down and I coast into parking lot. Towed to dealer, initial diagnosis is electric water pump. SA says this is the first one he has seen on a 135. I have an aftermarket warranty so it will be interesting to see how well the policy works. Initial estimate is close to $1,000.

Anyone else with this experience?

Al

How many miles are on your 135?

Leif W.

AlBinVA · 01-29-2013, 12:28 PM

51,xxx miles on the clock. I populated info in thread referenced above.

I just picked car up. My warranty did not cover thermostat because it did not "fail". I was surpised to see the cost was $132 for the part, no labor. Seems rather high to me.

Anyway, back on the road again.

kensington · 01-29-2013, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlBinVA

51,xxx miles on the clock. I populated info in thread referenced above.

I just picked car up. My warranty did not cover thermostat because it did not "fail". I was surpised to see the cost was $132 for the part, no labor. Seems rather high to me.

Anyway, back on the road again.

Its these stupid overly complicated electric thermostats. It just kills german engineers to use a $4 thermostat that has worked on cars for 100 years.

bbbbmw · 01-30-2013, 01:55 AM

My first BMW was a 74 Bavaria with the 3.0 I-6. The water pump lasted 50-60k. It's been the same on every one I've owned since. Why can't they build a decent pump? At least they finally seem to have fixed the window regulators - those also broke on every BMW I've had, up til the 135.

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AlBinVA Private Drives: 08 135 vert Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 79 iTrader: (1)	Got red thermometer on dash today car shuts down and I coast into parking lot. Towed to dealer, initial diagnosis is electric water pump. SA says this is the first one he has seen on a 135. I have an aftermarket warranty so it will be interesting to see how well the policy works. Initial estimate is close to $1,000. Anyone else with this experience? Al
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135Pats Gooby Pls. Drives: 135i Join Date: May 2012 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,612 iTrader: (0)	LOL there's an official "when did your water pump break" thread around here in one of the sub-forums, as annoying as it is, the waterpump/thermo are essentially wear items on our cars…If mine gets me past 60K I'll be very happy. Not a cheap repair, lots of labor time involved. Edit: it's an E90 thread, but we're all in the same boat on this one. http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...ighlight=water __________________ E88 FBO N54 Alpinweiss/Coral Red/Meisterschaft Race/Berk Resonated/Macht Schnell 3"/ER CP/Synapse/VRSF FMIC/BMS DCI/BMS Thermostat Delete/Rob Beck PCV/BMS OCC/Cobb 4.02/Alpina TCU Flash/Icarbon/3D Design/Cyba

01-28-2013, 05:38 PM	#3
AlBinVA Private Drives: 08 135 vert Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 79 iTrader: (1)	I checked the link, thanks lots of TT 3.0's out there with this issue apparently. Stats on my car is 51,000 miles with Dinan Stage 1. Good news from SA. Aftermarket warranty will pick up water pump and all labor. Will not pick up thermostat and aluminum bolts. Cost to me is $132 in parts plus $100 deductible.

01-28-2013, 06:32 PM	#5
AlBinVA Private Drives: 08 135 vert Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 79 iTrader: (1)	Yep, happy the a/m warranty I have stepped up... was unsure because it transferred to me with the purchase of the car and not sure how reputable the firm is/was. I guess I should now look into the carbon removal. 135Pats, I see you are in MD. Do you have any experience with Flemings automotive in Hyattsville by any chance?

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dtwyim Lieutenant Drives: 2008 135 6-MT Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 563 iTrader: (0)	http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=765338

01-29-2013, 12:28 PM	#9
AlBinVA Private Drives: 08 135 vert Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 79 iTrader: (1)	51,xxx miles on the clock. I populated info in thread referenced above. I just picked car up. My warranty did not cover thermostat because it did not "fail". I was surpised to see the cost was $132 for the part, no labor. Seems rather high to me. Anyway, back on the road again.

01-30-2013, 01:55 AM	#11
bbbbmw Private First Class Drives: 135i Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Southwest Posts: 102 iTrader: (0)	My first BMW was a 74 Bavaria with the 3.0 I-6. The water pump lasted 50-60k. It's been the same on every one I've owned since. Why can't they build a decent pump? At least they finally seem to have fixed the window regulators - those also broke on every BMW I've had, up til the 135.