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   hi im richard as i said aint bin on this site in a while from aberdeen and had bms since i started driving i know have a e36 2 door 325i awaiting an mot just no time to do work myself and no money as wedding in august and my mrs is in a 328i 4 door which is giving me endless bother with a niggly overheating problem , its overheating to around 3/4 when driving but only at around 60mph+ if your just around town it just stays dead at half ?
have replaced thermostat and rebled rad when i topped it back up with a50/50 mix and still it wants to overheat as soon as you drop speed or stop it goes right back to half and it wont overheat if you leave it idling its got me puzzled and most garages ive been to aswell can anyone help ?

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tricky 325i Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 18-July-2010 Location: abedrdeen Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote tricky 325i Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: hi returning to site wasnt on in ages and lost login Posted: 18-July-2010 at 16:43
	hi im richard as i said aint bin on this site in a while from aberdeen and had bms since i started driving i know have a e36 2 door 325i awaiting an mot just no time to do work myself and no money as wedding in august and my mrs is in a 328i 4 door which is giving me endless bother with a niggly overheating problem , its overheating to around 3/4 when driving but only at around 60mph+ if your just around town it just stays dead at half ? have replaced thermostat and rebled rad when i topped it back up with a50/50 mix and still it wants to overheat as soon as you drop speed or stop it goes right back to half and it wont overheat if you leave it idling its got me puzzled and most garages ive been to aswell can anyone help ?

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thepits Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 09-July-2003 Location: far far away Status: Offline Points: 10000473	Post Options Post Reply Quote thepits Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21-July-2010 at 17:59
	Check the water pump. I had almost exactly the same problem with my E36 325i, fine round town, onto the motorway, gauge disappeared into the red, stop, open bonnet, not that hot in there really, no steam, top up with water, fine for a while at speed, always ok round town. ShepsM3 fixed mine
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