The BMW UUC Digest Volume 3 : Issue 489 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: E36 expansion tank swap Re: E36 expansion tank swap
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 11:01:55 -0500 (CDT) From: "Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Peter Loron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: E36 expansion tank swap Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This might be scope creep... but if you're taking the radiator out, you might as well replace it (it'll fail some day). http://www.eeuroparts.com/productdetail.aspx?searchResults=1&code=6706 - k (no affiliation) --- original message --- From: Peter Loron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: E36 expansion tank swap I need to swap out the radiator expansion tank on my E36 M3. My thought process on how to proceed with the minimum of draining the cooling system is: 1. Clamp off the bottom large hose. 2. Pump out the expansion tank into a clean jug. 3. Disconnect the small hose at the top, the sensor and the big hose at the bottom. 4. Install sensor into new tank. 5. Reconnect everything. 6. Dump the pumped coolant back in. Thoughts? From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: E36 expansion tank swap I would recommend removing the radiator and cleaning out the fins. Drain a little more, pour a little more back in. Also, don't forget to bleed the air. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 09:46:33 -0700 From: Peter Loron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: E36 expansion tank swap Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yep, scope creep. :-) I've just gotten done replacing the whole cooling system as preventative maintenance. The expansion tank turned out to be defective, and I need to swap it out. I really, really, really do not want to go through the hassle of draining the whole system again. To BMW: How freaking hard would it have been to put a stopcock with a nipple in the block and radiator drain holes? Sheesh. -Pete Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous) wrote: > This might be scope creep... but if you're taking the radiator out, you might > as well replace it (it'll fail some day). > http://www.eeuroparts.com/productdetail.aspx?searchResults=1&code=6706 > > - k (no affiliation) > > --- original message --- > > From: Peter Loron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: E36 expansion tank swap > > I need to swap out the radiator expansion tank on my E36 M3. My thought > process on how to proceed with the minimum of draining the cooling > system is: > > 1. Clamp off the bottom large hose. > 2. Pump out the expansion tank into a clean jug. > 3. Disconnect the small hose at the top, the sensor and the big hose at > the bottom. > 4. Install sensor into new tank. > 5. Reconnect everything. > 6. Dump the pumped coolant back in. > > Thoughts? > > From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: E36 expansion tank swap > > I would recommend removing the radiator and cleaning out the fins. Drain a > little more, pour a little more back in. Also, don't forget to bleed the > air. > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(2 messages) **********
