E82 N55 RHD Heater Core Replacement?

-nexus- · 12-04-2019, 07:51 PM

I've spent the last couple of hours looking up how to replace the heater core on a RHD E82, but have found next to no information on doing it on the E82. One guy did a detailed DIY for a LHD E90, and the job looks awful, as well as somewhat different to an E82.

Looking at a few other forums it seems like it might be easier to do on a RHD vehicle as access would be via the passenger (left) side footwell, and possibly without removing large parts of the dashboard. Does anyone have any experience with doing one?

-nexus- · 12-08-2019, 05:17 PM

Bump.
Any ideas?

desertman123 · 12-09-2019, 11:39 AM

Are you 100% sure you need to replace the heater core?

-nexus- · 12-09-2019, 05:15 PM

Not 100%, as I have some more fault finding to do before I can be completely certain. However, I am getting a visible fog from the air-conditioning vents (driver side only, strangely) which leaves a greasy sheen on the windscreen. The car has also prompted me twice in the last 3 months for low coolant, so I am hypothesising a pinhole leak in the heater core which is the cause of these symptoms.

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-nexus- Enlisted Member 11 Rep 33 Posts Drives: 2018 F82 M4 Competition Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Wollongong, Australia iTrader: (0)	E82 N55 RHD Heater Core Replacement? I've spent the last couple of hours looking up how to replace the heater core on a RHD E82, but have found next to no information on doing it on the E82. One guy did a detailed DIY for a LHD E90, and the job looks awful, as well as somewhat different to an E82. Looking at a few other forums it seems like it might be easier to do on a RHD vehicle as access would be via the passenger (left) side footwell, and possibly without removing large parts of the dashboard. Does anyone have any experience with doing one?
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-nexus- Enlisted Member 11 Rep 33 Posts Drives: 2018 F82 M4 Competition Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Wollongong, Australia iTrader: (0)	Bump. Any ideas?
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-nexus- Enlisted Member 11 Rep 33 Posts Drives: 2018 F82 M4 Competition Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Wollongong, Australia iTrader: (0)	Not 100%, as I have some more fault finding to do before I can be completely certain. However, I am getting a visible fog from the air-conditioning vents (driver side only, strangely) which leaves a greasy sheen on the windscreen. The car has also prompted me twice in the last 3 months for low coolant, so I am hypothesising a pinhole leak in the heater core which is the cause of these symptoms.
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