Auxiliary heater pump.
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Forum Name: BMW 5 Series
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Printed Date: 22-May-2024 at 12:44
Topic: Auxiliary heater pump.
Posted By: adzy216
Subject: Auxiliary heater pump.
Date Posted: 24-October-2009 at 23:52
Though i'd share this bizzare one with you. Driving along today (e34) without noticing the needle in the red on temp gauge until i pulled up and saw waves of steam coming out the left hand side of the bonnet. Not a drop of coolant left. Turns out in the auxiliary pump there are 2 magnets, one in the motor and one on the impeller, which sits in a plastic cup. i.e one magnet turns the other. The one in the plastic cup had developed a crack and worn through the plastic dumping all the coolant within a matter of seconds i would guess. Fingers crossed no head gasket gone or worse. It's the m43 engine and fairly bullet-proof so i'm told. Would be a bank holiday tho, so it's left in the yard till tuesday. oh the joys.....
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