typical life of an E60 water pump?
01-07-2011, 04:06 AM
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Hello again. 2 questions: The water pump died on our 2006 BMW 525i at 74,200 miles!! Is this typical? The BMW says that this is common problem on this car. Pumps cost $80 to $500 on the web. If the original OEM is so crappy should I just get a cheap after market pump? Might be better than OEM
01-07-2011, 05:37 AM
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My Ride: 2008 550I M Sport, Premium pkg, Logic 7, Sport Automatic Trans, Paddle Shifters, Nav, Comfort Access, Rear Shades, Satellite, PDC
Mine went at 49K which is pretty sad.
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Hello again. 2 questions: The water pump died on our 2006 BMW 525i at 74,200 miles!! Is this typical? The BMW says that this is common problem on this car. Pumps cost $80 to $500 on the web. If the original OEM is so crappy should I just get a cheap after market pump? Might be better than OEM
01-07-2011, 08:43 AM
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Thanks for all your responses....I was out going fast in my 17ft sun bird boat to cheer myself up....just got back and read your responses. Am surprised some of these electric pumps went so long!!
01-07-2011, 08:51 AM
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My Ride: 2004 530d SE,manual,beige Dakota leather,light wood trim,jet black.(alot will be changed)
155k still original, 2004 530d if that makes any difference, should i get it changed?
if it does fail, how do you know if the engine is over heating since there is no water temp gauge in e60's?
if it does fail, how do you know if the engine is over heating since there is no water temp gauge in e60's?
