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2008 model and the waterpump failed. | 178 | 14.00% | |
2008 model and the waterpump is ok. | 196 | 15.42% | |
2009 model and the waterpump failed. | 67 | 5.27% | |
2009 model and the waterpump is ok. | 196 | 15.42% | |
2010 model and the waterpump failed. | 18 | 1.42% | |
2010 model and the waterpump is ok. | 87 | 6.85% | |
2011 model and the waterpump failed. | 75 | 5.90% | |
2011 model and the waterpump is ok. | 177 | 13.93% | |
2012 model and the waterpump failed. | 53 | 4.17% | |
2012 model and the waterpump is ok. | 103 | 8.10% | |
2013 model and the waterpump failed. | 25 | 1.97% | |
2013 model and the waterpump is ok. | 96 | 7.55% | |
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02-14-2015, 04:27 PM | #244 |
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I did not have a water pump problem until 65,000 miles. One week after I posted in this poll, my pump died. So much for feeling lucky.
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03-11-2015, 01:49 PM | #245 |
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Update to my status from forever ago. Replaced the pump and stat as precautionary measure at 64k miles a few weeks ago. My friends went bad in his n54 e92 at 54k, that said to me I should just bite the bullet and do mine. I have bad luck as it is.
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03-11-2015, 06:53 PM | #246 |
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Guess I should add my sisters car to the list.
She had a dinner meeting, and was actually parked directly in front of my building in her winter car, 2011 335xi. She stopped and got the low coolant light, fan running on high, limp mode. Big puddle under the car. Called a tow truck, off to the dealer for a pump replacement. She only has 40k km's on it, and only a couple months out of warranty. Echt. |
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03-24-2015, 06:35 PM | #247 |
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I originally voted with no problem, but now I have to switch sides and join the ranks of the failed water pump group. 2008 135i with 72000 miles.
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04-23-2015, 02:29 PM | #248 |
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I am probably going to jinx myself with this but....
2009 135i 119,000 miles Water pump is still working fine, just as the day i picked her up at the Dealer back in 2009 fresh off the boat... Now I'm gonna go hide somewhere and hope it doesn't decide to make me look a fool over the next few days... LOL seriously though i should probably start thinking about replacing the Pump and Thermostat soon as a preventative measure. Is there any reason to replace the expansion tank and all the hoses etc instead of just the Thermostat and pump themselves? I mean, has anyone ever actually have a hose fail, or do people do it because "i happen to be in there anyway"?
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04-23-2015, 02:58 PM | #249 | |
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On past BMW's I always replaced the upper and lower radiator hoses. But I think on the N54/N55 that might be harder to do. Plus the hose prices might be $$$. I would see how much new hoses would cost and how hard they are to get too. IF they aren't that expensive... I would replace them.
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05-18-2015, 01:55 PM | #252 |
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alright so is Dackel's wise recommendation of 60-70k miles what we are using as a guideline for waterpump and thermostat replacement? I have NO issues with my car at all right now and it's my DD....but am trying to stay on top of stuff before it goes wrong!
I have 62k miles on my 1M and am thinking of doing this on my next service. How much have you guys paid for this service at the dealer, if you did it there? thanks! |
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If you want a more representative poll, you might consider asking owners of BMW 3s the same question on their forum and combining the results. I believe the motors are the same and a lot more 3s were sold than 1s. |
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05-27-2015, 01:13 PM | #258 |
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Just hit 62k, and summer is here! Time to see if it will beat the heat for me!
That seems to be the consensus.
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I do not see any indication that it is the consensus. I went through the posts looking for reports of people having to be towed because of a water pump failure and there were only a couple. Most simply reported the failure without expanding on what happened. I think maybe people are overly concerned about this particular failure mode. The proven reliability of the N52 is one of the reasons that I selected a 128i; perhaps the 135i is different.
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Yes, the water pumps fail without warning. Sometimes you may hear the radiator fan on HIGH when starting a COLD motor... then a few minutes later limp mode and the engine shuts off. Sometimes a code will get thrown before this all happens. But very few people read/check for codes before driving their car. So... ya, the pumps fail with little warning.
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From Dackelone's explanation I can see that they do indeed fail without warning. Please excuse my ignorance, I am always interested in learning new things and it is never my intention to badmouth any BMW model or owner. From scrolling through the responses, the problem does appear to be specific to the N54 though; that is a fact that I did not notice at first, not a shot at anybody or his car.
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