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| E21, E30 General discussion and technical help for 1975-1991 3 series cars. |
07-20-2008, 03:56 PM
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Name: robbie3126
Title: United Newb
Status: Offline
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: motherwell
User not setup in Rate My Car. Click here to set it up. Your Ride: 1990 e30 320
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overheating e30
hi just joined have a1990 e30 with a 6cylinder m20 lump it has started to over heat wheh i start it and leave it to warm it over heats on the temp gauge when you check the hoses the top hoses are all hot but the bottom hose from the radiator is cold when you open the header tank it throws the coolant out which is cold i have replaced the thermostat and the water pump but its still the same even tried bleeding the system with the front elevated please help
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07-21-2008, 03:29 PM
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Name: Gigarod
Title: United Newb
Status: Offline
Join Date: Mar 2008
User not setup in Rate My Car. Click here to set it up. Your Ride: 1988 325iC
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First thing I'd try is running without the thermostat.
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07-21-2008, 05:26 PM
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Name: Antiburn
Title: Senior Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jersey
Your Ride: 92 525, 88 325 hardtop'ed vert and 83 320iS
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Thats a good place to start, I agree. You could have recived a bad t-stat.
You could also try flushing out the radiator with the garden hose, there could be some blockage of some sort.
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1992 525i, 1983 320iS and 1988 Hardtop'ed Vert
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