Front engine rebuild

[Sean d]

I did my water pump, radiator, thermostat and pulleys. My tensioners are OK at 108k miles. Might be a good idea to do the vanos seals while access is good. I did mine.

Being a single Vanos I believe I would need the locking tool

 

[Dino D]

If we doing the the ‘whilst you in there thing’ surley fitting the inter cooler is a good idea, makes adding a snail later on a doddle then

 

[Sean d]

If we doing the the ‘whilst you in there thing’ surley fitting the inter cooler is a good idea, makes adding a snail later on a doddle then

?????
Snail

 

[t-tony]

Turbo ??

Tony.

 

[Jack Ratt]

Being a single Vanos I believe I would need the locking tool

I've got one you can borrow Sean. Just pm me your address and I'll send it when your ready, or I can meet with @Jjim the next time he's down in Plymouth and he can ferry it. He told me when we were on the Euro trip that he might need to borrow it too at some stage. It's on the shelf in my garage at the minute doing nothing

 

[Sean d]

I've got one you can borrow Sean. Just pm me your address and I'll send it when your ready, or I can meet with @Jjim the next time he's down in Plymouth and he can ferry it. He told me when we were on the Euro trip that he might need to borrow it too at some stage. It's on the shelf in my garage at the minute doing nothing

Thanks pal, your a star

 

[Brian4]

How many pulleys is there Brian

1 idler pulley and the tensioner assembly which has a pulley and if you have aircon there is another tensioner and pulley

 

[Sean d]

1 idler pulley and the tensioner assembly which has a pulley and if you have aircon there is another tensioner and pulley

No aircon pal but considering a retro fit at a later date

 

[Sean d]

So, the shopping list is
Tensioner pulley
Idler pulley,
water pump,
serpentine belt,
thermostat and housing,
Viscous fan
Oil filter housing seal
VANOS seals
I'll start ringing around tomorrow for trade prices

 

[mrscalex]

Deffo thermostat as well as water pump. I’ve never bothered with tensioner and pulleys before.

I use a Meyle water pump and a Behr/Mahle thermostat. Usually the cheapest for my 2.2s is seller bmwmotormec on eBay. He just happens to be in Swindon too but I always get it posted anyway!

 

[Grumps]

The fan it fine pal, yours smashed didn't it

Yes mate while on the Derbyshire cruise. I'd change it for a metal one while it's stripped to stop any future problems.

 

[Dino D]

?????
Snail

It’s the cool way to say turbo, I only just learnt it after getting a turbo car
It does look like a snail after all but hasn’t the opposite effect!

 

[roadvoyager1]

Have you thought about doing the viscous fan delete? If you have aircon just need to change the thermostat in the side of the radiator. Not a mod for everybody as you are reliant on the electric fan, but it removes the risk of the fan breaking up.
Look for a water pump with a metal impeller also, most are plastic.

 

[Nodzed]

Have you thought about doing the viscous fan delete?

@Sean d likes to drive his Zed hard for maximum enjoyment I wouldn't recommend this for anyone that does. I did this on the M and had no issues, not even in standing traffic on very hot days until I drove it very hard then the cool down was not sufficient. Just my observations

 

[Jjim]

Thanks pal, your a star

I'm down in Plymouth at the end of August if anything needs collecting.
@Jack Ratt @Sean d

 

[Sean d]

Have you thought about doing the viscous fan delete? If you have aircon just need to change the thermostat in the side of the radiator. Not a mod for everybody as you are reliant on the electric fan, but it removes the risk of the fan breaking up.
Look for a water pump with a metal impeller also, most are plastic.

Now that could be a consideration but Niall has put me off a bit, I do have an excellent fan that fan that came for an accident damaged van but was never used

 

[mwpe]

When I did the cooling sysem on mine 2 years ago I replaced the water pump. thermostat, tensioner and belts. The pulleys and fan were just thoroughly inspected.
I would be reluctant to do the fan delete as if the car is used as intended you can encounter some pretty hot conditions. 4 years ago, I was stuck in a traffic queue in Switzerland for 2 hours in 35 degree heat the temperature behaved perfectly. I wouldn't like to do that with no fan.

 

[Sean d]

When I did the cooling sysem on mine 2 years ago I replaced the water pump. thermostat, tensioner and belts. The pulleys and fan were just thoroughly inspected.
I would be reluctant to do the fan delete as if the car is used as intended you can encounter some pretty hot conditions. 4 years ago, I was stuck in a traffic queue in Switzerland for 2 hours in 35 degree heat the temperature behaved perfectly. I wouldn't like to do that with no fan.

You've convinced me Mike, BMW seem to know what they are doing

 

[Sean d]

When I did the cooling sysem on mine 2 years ago I replaced the water pump. thermostat, tensioner and belts. The pulleys and fan were just thoroughly inspected.
I would be reluctant to do the fan delete as if the car is used as intended you can encounter some pretty hot conditions. 4 years ago, I was stuck in a traffic queue in Switzerland for 2 hours in 35 degree heat the temperature behaved perfectly. I wouldn't like to do that with no fan.

I removed the viscous today and it seems pretty good, however there is a whole lot of play in the water pump, I mean a huge amount, the pulley literally rocks when moved

 

[mwpe]

I removed the viscous today and it seems pretty good, however there is a whole lot of play in the water pump, I mean a huge amount, the pulley literally rocks when moved

It looks as though you have caught it just in time, once it does that it will soon shred the belt.