e8x electric waterpump failure poll...

[G3min1]

2010 135i - 70500 Miles - N54 - Code:2E82 Electrical Cooling Pump:Switch Off

Indy Shoop replaced waterpump and thermostant for $900

[Gray_Panther]

73k miles on my '12 still running fine. Let's see what this summer brings.

[parameter416]

I had the water pump & thermostat replaced this week (128i, 143,000km/89,000 mi). No sign of it failing. So now I'll never know if it would've lasted another 5k or another 50,000k.

[gtarwiz]

148,xxx miles and it was the thermostat that failed. Happened around the beginning of the year. 2010 128i

[jdt10768]

2013 128i msport 6mt, ~70k miles, no failure yet. Now I've jinxed myself . . .

[Maurtis]

2008 135i convertible auto, 63k miles, water pump failed last week. Shop is replacing the water pump, thermostat, coolant hose, coolant, and hood struts (unrelated but they fail on hot days) for $1,245.

[Almuliman]

2013, 08/13 production, 84K miles, hasn't failed yet, N51

[tracer bullet]

Yeah, I need to change my vote. 2011 135i is -1 on the no issue and +1 on the failure. replaced it a while back but forgot about this poll.

[JustAnotherSportsCar]

2008 135i 6MT E88 with 97,000 miles. Previous owner replaced the water pump but not the thermostat. Thermostat was throwing a code when I bought the car in August 2021. I have since replaced the pump and thermostat while I had everything ripped apart for the turbo replacement job. I bought the least expensive genuine BMW parts I could find with the latest part numbers. Hoping to get another 75,000-100,000 miles before it needs any major work again.

[BikeNHV]

2009 128i w/ 144k mi. Still original.

I do a decent amount of preventative maintenance (occasional coolant drain/fill, but never a true "flush"), and have replaced some other cooling system parts.

[jdt10768]

Originally Posted by Almuliman

2013, 08/13 production, 84K miles, hasn't failed yet, N51

Sounds like our cars are just about the same Born On Date, what's your VIN?
Mine was built on 8/15/2013, w VIN ...VF46821
I think Aug 2013 was the last month of production

[Almuliman]

Originally Posted by jdt10768

Sounds like our cars are just about the same Born On Date, what's your VIN?
Mine was built on 8/15/2013, w VIN ...VF46821
I think Aug 2013 was the last month of production

VF46817 – you're 4 cars and 5 days newer: 2013-08-10 production date.

[jdt10768]

Originally Posted by Almuliman

VF46817 – you're 4 cars and 5 days newer: 2013-08-10 production date.

That's crazy - I wonder who has the last one built?
This car has particular chrono significance to me since it was built on our youngest son's birthday. Maybe he will inherit it, if he can learn to run a shop vac and orbital buffer . . .

[lvfb]

my water pump on my 2009 128i vertte e88 went out at approx 116k miles

mother fucker of a job to change out. take out the radiator fan so you have extra space!

[tracer bullet]

Originally Posted by lvfb

mother fucker of a job to change out. take out the radiator fan so you have extra space!

Hmm, I didn't even think of that when I did mine. It ended up coming out 6 months or a year later to do the belt and tensioner pulley up front. If one does take the fan out they may as well do both jobs at the same time (belt/pulley and water pump).

[lvfb]

Originally Posted by tracer bullet

Hmm, I didn't even think of that when I did mine. It ended up coming out 6 months or a year later to do the belt and tensioner pulley up front. If one does take the fan out they may as well do both jobs at the same time (belt/pulley and water pump).

yea that is what i did was replace the belt as well. so far havnt had any issues.. at least with that part of the car