E46 B3S radiator
E46 B3S radiator
Afternoon all.
Looks like my radiator has a very slight leak so need a replacement.
Can anyone suggest a make other than main dealer? Or is main dealer the best way to go? Does anyone know who makes them for BMW?
As always, thanks in advance
Gary
Looks like my radiator has a very slight leak so need a replacement.
Can anyone suggest a make other than main dealer? Or is main dealer the best way to go? Does anyone know who makes them for BMW?
As always, thanks in advance
Gary
E46 B3S Saloon
E46 330Ci
Golf VR6 loved for 7 years and then went bang at 7K rpm, sadly missed
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E46 330Ci
Golf VR6 loved for 7 years and then went bang at 7K rpm, sadly missed
So many other cars, faves below
Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia
Triumph dolomite 1850 (With Sprint wheels of course!)
Fiat 131 Supermiafiori
Mercedes 250CE Pillar less coupe (my first car!!)
Standard radiator is from an E46 330i so you can search with that. It would most probably have been Behr, but Nissens is good too. I used these guys C3BMW to get one for my B10 3.3
http://www.c3bmw.co.uk/StockItem.asp?ca ... m=unassign
http://www.c3bmw.co.uk/StockItem.asp?ca ... m=unassign
Thanks all
Looks like I have a choice from 44.99 all the way to 280 for BMW Genuine from what I can see on Ebay
I'll see what my garage has to say when I see them tomorrow
Anyone know the labour time to replace? Is it front of car off? Hoping not!!
Looks like I have a choice from 44.99 all the way to 280 for BMW Genuine from what I can see on Ebay
I'll see what my garage has to say when I see them tomorrow
Anyone know the labour time to replace? Is it front of car off? Hoping not!!
E46 B3S Saloon
E46 330Ci
Golf VR6 loved for 7 years and then went bang at 7K rpm, sadly missed
So many other cars, faves below
Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia
Triumph dolomite 1850 (With Sprint wheels of course!)
Fiat 131 Supermiafiori
Mercedes 250CE Pillar less coupe (my first car!!)
E46 330Ci
Golf VR6 loved for 7 years and then went bang at 7K rpm, sadly missed
So many other cars, faves below
Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia
Triumph dolomite 1850 (With Sprint wheels of course!)
Fiat 131 Supermiafiori
Mercedes 250CE Pillar less coupe (my first car!!)
I see your point Hap, pretty vital really
A few bits and pieces on Euros parts of the BMW forums so not going that route
Nissens parts look good and their website looks good also, they do all sorts of cooling stuff, including trains!!
Less than half price of BMW Part also
Decisions decisions
All I know is, once one bit goes and you replace it, other parts that are part of the same system start to slowly fail also....... In an ideal world I would replace the entire cooling system as it is all 12 years old now..... Oh to have the time and the money
A few bits and pieces on Euros parts of the BMW forums so not going that route
Nissens parts look good and their website looks good also, they do all sorts of cooling stuff, including trains!!
Less than half price of BMW Part also
Decisions decisions
All I know is, once one bit goes and you replace it, other parts that are part of the same system start to slowly fail also....... In an ideal world I would replace the entire cooling system as it is all 12 years old now..... Oh to have the time and the money
Last edited by scalesg on Tue Sep 12, 2017 10:06 pm, edited 1 time in total.
E46 B3S Saloon
E46 330Ci
Golf VR6 loved for 7 years and then went bang at 7K rpm, sadly missed
So many other cars, faves below
Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia
Triumph dolomite 1850 (With Sprint wheels of course!)
Fiat 131 Supermiafiori
Mercedes 250CE Pillar less coupe (my first car!!)
E46 330Ci
Golf VR6 loved for 7 years and then went bang at 7K rpm, sadly missed
So many other cars, faves below
Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia
Triumph dolomite 1850 (With Sprint wheels of course!)
Fiat 131 Supermiafiori
Mercedes 250CE Pillar less coupe (my first car!!)
Behr still make the radiators it seems, same price as Nissens
Also it is asking for manual or auto transmission... Is it just a plug that is different? Or is there more to it?
Also, does anyone have a rough idea on labour time to drain, replace rad and refill and test?
Also it is asking for manual or auto transmission... Is it just a plug that is different? Or is there more to it?
Also, does anyone have a rough idea on labour time to drain, replace rad and refill and test?
E46 B3S Saloon
E46 330Ci
Golf VR6 loved for 7 years and then went bang at 7K rpm, sadly missed
So many other cars, faves below
Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia
Triumph dolomite 1850 (With Sprint wheels of course!)
Fiat 131 Supermiafiori
Mercedes 250CE Pillar less coupe (my first car!!)
E46 330Ci
Golf VR6 loved for 7 years and then went bang at 7K rpm, sadly missed
So many other cars, faves below
Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia
Triumph dolomite 1850 (With Sprint wheels of course!)
Fiat 131 Supermiafiori
Mercedes 250CE Pillar less coupe (my first car!!)
I have gone for the BMW one, I blame Hap!!
Will update you on prices..........
Thanks all
Gary
Will update you on prices..........
Thanks all
Gary
E46 B3S Saloon
E46 330Ci
Golf VR6 loved for 7 years and then went bang at 7K rpm, sadly missed
So many other cars, faves below
Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia
Triumph dolomite 1850 (With Sprint wheels of course!)
Fiat 131 Supermiafiori
Mercedes 250CE Pillar less coupe (my first car!!)
E46 330Ci
Golf VR6 loved for 7 years and then went bang at 7K rpm, sadly missed
So many other cars, faves below
Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia
Triumph dolomite 1850 (With Sprint wheels of course!)
Fiat 131 Supermiafiori
Mercedes 250CE Pillar less coupe (my first car!!)
Not purchased just yet!!
I have looked at ebay and bmwminiparts
Do you have any other info?
Thanks!
I have looked at ebay and bmwminiparts
Do you have any other info?
Thanks!
E46 B3S Saloon
E46 330Ci
Golf VR6 loved for 7 years and then went bang at 7K rpm, sadly missed
So many other cars, faves below
Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia
Triumph dolomite 1850 (With Sprint wheels of course!)
Fiat 131 Supermiafiori
Mercedes 250CE Pillar less coupe (my first car!!)
E46 330Ci
Golf VR6 loved for 7 years and then went bang at 7K rpm, sadly missed
So many other cars, faves below
Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia
Triumph dolomite 1850 (With Sprint wheels of course!)
Fiat 131 Supermiafiori
Mercedes 250CE Pillar less coupe (my first car!!)
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Not sure if BMW includes the expansion tank with the radiator at that price, might be worth asking.
If the expansion tank has not been changed to your knowledge it may be worth replacing that at the same time as they are notorious for splitting.
Could also try other suppliers of genuine BMW parts such as KOED in Denmark. Purchased some recent parts from them saving 20 - 30 %.
Nissens in my experience are usually good, was not so happy with the Behr stuff.
Just thought I add some confusion
Kev
If the expansion tank has not been changed to your knowledge it may be worth replacing that at the same time as they are notorious for splitting.
Could also try other suppliers of genuine BMW parts such as KOED in Denmark. Purchased some recent parts from them saving 20 - 30 %.
Nissens in my experience are usually good, was not so happy with the Behr stuff.
Just thought I add some confusion
Kev
2002 Alpina B3 3.3 #220
2006 E46 M3
1992 E30 M3 (sold - what a twat)
1986 E24 M6 (working on)
Ford Grand C-Max Family Wagon
And lots of other BMWs from the past
2006 E46 M3
1992 E30 M3 (sold - what a twat)
1986 E24 M6 (working on)
Ford Grand C-Max Family Wagon
And lots of other BMWs from the past