Cold weather effecting my 545i in a bad way
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It's been ridiculous cold here in Montreal the entire month of January. My 04 545 had minor cooling system issues early Jan along with unstable interior heating. Replaced the water pump, thermostat, new coolant, reservoir/cap, serp belt/tensioner plus ALL hose clamps. I should have done this maintenance before winter, but I just bought the car the end of November. Other than that, I've had no driveability issues if I let the engine warm up properly.
I keep my car outdoors (warm garages are murder for corrosion by salt put on the roads, since the salt solution tends to migrate everywhere when it thaws), but the battery has a trickle charge during the day due to a solar panel attached. Most of the time when one gets steering and dynamic suspension warnings, it is due to a low voltage from the battery.
Salut, Bob P..
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Below is a picture of them on the passenger side. The drivers side looks pretty similar, just no opening for a vacuum pump
I've never done it, but it shouldn't hurt. On one of the UK forums I was reading about a guy who bought a 545i where someone had disconnected one of the vanos solenoids to cover up a valvetronics issue.. it ran perfectly fine with valvetronics "disabled" using this method.
Obviously keep in mind this is second hand info from the internet, not exactly a BMW approved way of doing things
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