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Originally Posted by Dackelone
I would change the U-shaped hose that goes from the e-pump to the e-thermostat. Also all the (alu)bolts for the water pump need to be replaced.
You might also want to replace the upper and lower radiator hoses - IF - your car is over 90K or so. Feel the hoses... IF they are hard to the touch or have any signs of cracking... its time for replacing the hoses.
Dackel
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Finished the job yesterday in about 8 hours. I did the pump, tstat plus the 3 hoses. The hoses were a pain to release and I eventually had to pull the radiator to get the lower hose off. So that took extra time.
Funny that the "old" pump was the exact same brand as the one I put in "pierburg". So maybe this was not the original pump?! I was proactively replacing, but maybe the parts were not as old as I thought. 08 128i with 55k.