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      03-21-2019, 05:52 PM   #8
Tommm
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Drives: his wife nuts 128i 6m
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Originally Posted by 02Pilot View Post
If there's any question on the belt, do it now. Not tomorrow, now. The carnage when the belt goes on these motors can quickly become very expensive, and belt/idler/tensioner is cheap and easy insurance.

I haven't heard of the radiator being as fragile in the N52 as it was in the M54, and the latter motor does not tolerate overheating well at all, whereas the former has built-in ECU protections and less tendency to warp heads and rip head bolts out of the block.
thanks. I know. He said beginning, starting to show signs. I need another 1500 miles.
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