Here is my experience on a 2007 530xi, 3.0 liter, 6-cylinder N52, 94k miles. The work was done in May 2012. Disclaimer Use this for your reference only. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of what you see here.

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This project is fairly difficult due to working in tight spaces. This procedure was assembled from my recollection and from photographs taken during the work. You will certainly find gaps and inconsistencies in my explanations. Use your own best judgment and work safely. Overview • Replaced 8 of the 9 HOSES. Only the metal-rubber hybrid was not replaced due to the difficulty of access.

Read more below. • Replaced the COOLANT PUMP. • Replaced the THERMOSTAT. • Used new clamps-the quality, exact replacements from BMW. Parts List Item____________________P/N____________Qty__Price Water hose______________9____1____$23.06 Water hose______________9____1____$40.86 Hose clamp L12-14.5_____5____1____$1.02 HoseClamp L42-48________9____3____$2.10 HoseClamp L18-24________9____2____$2.22 this item was not replaced due to access difficulty Inlet pipe______________4____1____$95.32 Half-steel, half rubber pipe; o-ring & seal included ASA-Bolt ZNS3___________3____2____$0.99 Water hose______________8____1____$20.76 HoseClamp L23-35________5____1____$2.51 Expansion tank__________6____1____$79.99 Exp. Outstanding writeup. A couple of comments, after doing this job yesterday (bad pump, PM the thermostat since I was in there) on my 07, 65K mi E60.

First, the pump control electronics are what fails. Other sites note that intermittent codes are sometimes thrown prior to failure, but realistically you'd need to regularly check the codes in memory every so often, since no one has seen the check engine light go on solid in advance of a 'achtung! Stop zee effing car right now!' Dash warning. That said, you can confirm pump failure by trying to start the bleeding routine. It won't start. If you want to confirm it, put a meter on the pump control line while the bleed routine is running and you'll see +6VDC on it, but the pump still won't run.

If these are your symptoms, you can be confident that it's a failed pump. Electrical diagram below. Navigate to engine cooling for your year E60/61 and you'll find wiring color coding, fuse location and control line location.

Do yourself a favor and check the fuses before you climb under the car. Second, the above writeup is really well done, so if you use it this is a straightforward but fiddly job for a confident shadetree mechanic.

But, I don't recommend it as the first repair you decide to do on a car. You really don't want this job to fail again because of a loose clamp or improperly seated hoseclip. Third, pump and thermostat are probably a $900-1000 dealer job.

DIY with parts from Pelican and Bav Auto are $450-500 or so net of shipping. Couple of cooling system diagrams attached, as well. Again, absolutely a great writeup, and it will guide you through the process if you decide to attempt it. Outstanding writeup. I hope this is useful to others. My post-mortem thoughts 27k miles later are: 1) don't replace all hoses--only the couple up front that handle the hottest fluid.

Inspect other hoses and replace weak rubber as needed, 2) don't replace the expansion tank unless it shows leakage. I have an E46, which has a fairly lightweight expansion tank that is prone to leakage before 100k miles.

But the E60 X.tank is solid and beefy. It's also easily accessible. Save your money and wait for leakage if/when that ever happens. Stop zee effing car right now!' Dash warning..

According to Bentley, the pump is supposed to store codes as a result of ongoing self-diagnostics. But this is my wife's car and she won't necessarily pay attention to the 'stop zee effing car.'

500 bucks spent every 100k miles is ok by me to prevent a meltdown.straightforward but fiddly job for a confident shadetree mechanic. Well said Comments made inline. Hey guys, Thanks for all the useful info on this thread! I think I am ready to take the challenge.:-) From the information I gathered, it seems like my car is set up differently (more hoses that are in the way) because it has active steering and Active-Roll Stabilization System. Please see the picture and the indicated red arrows. If I loosen them (red arrows), will I have enough space to disconnect the water pump and thermostat assemblies?

More importantly, am I going to risk any damage to the active steer/active-roll stabilization system? After almost two months (since my purchase of the parts), I finally gained the energy/desire and installed my new water pump and thermostat. It took me a little less than 4.5 hours; and I am so glad I got this project out of the way! At 83,240, the hoses still look like they can probably last another 80,000 miles. The old pump and thermostat can probably go for another 20,000+ miles. In any case, I know this preventative maintenance will save me money and time in the long run.

More importantly, I want to say the three hoses that I previously asked about do not have to be removed. Lowering the active stabilizer bar was all that was needed for the necessary space to finish the job! I hope this confirmation will put someone at ease when attempting the task some day. Thank you, OP, PCY, BimmerFan52, my mom (for giving birth to a multi-talented kid, j/k) and everyone (you know who you are) for your help!;-). First, the pump control electronics are what fails. Other sites note that intermittent codes are sometimes thrown prior to failure, but realistically you'd need to regularly check the codes in memory every so often, since no one has seen the check engine light go on solid in advance of a 'achtung! Stop zee effing car right now!'

Dash warning. Interestingly enough, on my E90, I got several intermittent failures from the water pump (and yellow dash lights) before it completely failed leaving me stranded. I'm trying to figure out now whether I want to replace the water pump prophylactically in my wife's E61, which I believe has the original pump (but not the original thermostat) at 98k miles.

Anyone know how much tougher this is to DIY on the wagon, which is an x-drive model? I've never done anything bigger than oil/spark plugs so this would be a big step. For anyone with the same problem: I have a 2006 530xi wagon.

I was trying to follow the bav auto video, but they show removing the block to water pump hose first, to pull out the pump. With the x drive, there is a subframe in the way and you can't get to the hose. The solution is to go in from the top. Pull the individual hoses first, then remove the thermostat to pump hose. That will allow you to remove the thermostat housing, and access the back block to pump hose.

Will be putting back together tonight (some of the hoses were in bad shape, and the cylinder head to thermostat hose fell apart as I removed it. Parts didn't come in til today) and will update if there are any more tricks needed. Edit: Nothing too fancy.

Was able to do most of it from the top, in the order as was done above. The difficult part was getting the thermostat to waterpump hose on the waterpump. Since there is no access to the back of the water pump, the u-shaped hose must be tighened down when installing the pump.

Then, you get to wiggle the thermostat on to a floppy u shaped hose. I was able to do it with the help of a breaker bar wiggled to the back of the hose, as something to push against.

Then I re-connected all the small hoses, with the Y-shaped hose to the oil cooler going last. I had that one on first, but it had to come off as you can't get the thermostat on with it in the way. Temps didn't go above 185 driving to work today, where it was 210 and climbing after my wife got the overheat shutdown message, limped it home, and plugged in the ultragauge I had lying around. I vote it fixed. Nothing too fancy. Was able to do most of it from the top, in the order as was done above.

The difficult part was getting the thermostat to waterpump hose on the waterpump. Since there is no access to the back of the water pump, the u-shaped hose must be tighened down when installing the pump. Then, you get to wiggle the thermostat on to a floppy u shaped hose. I was able to do it with the help of a breaker bar wiggled to the back of the hose, as something to push against. Then I re-connected all the small hoses, with the Y-shaped hose to the oil cooler going last. I had that one on first, but it had to come off as you can't get the thermostat on with it in the way.

Temps didn't go above 185 driving to work today, where it was 210 and climbing after my wife got the overheat shutdown message, limped it home, and plugged in the ultragauge I had lying around. I vote it fixed. Good work blindjoe and 06530IDAN, Sorry I wasn't there to help in a timely manner. Even though I'm subscribed to this thread I've managed to ignore the emails, not intentionally. What kind of OP have I been? I'm glad people have been inspired to do this job.and not get into trouble. My 530xi is now gone, as of June 30.

We've traded for a 328GT (F34 chassis), which is sized like a spacious 5-series and outweighs the E60 by a couple of hundred pounds. The wife loves it. And I love it because it's under warranty and I don't have to work on it.

I'm busy enough keeping my '02 325xi running like top. And someone is getting well loved-on E60. Sport rack: Does anybody need a BMW sport rack for this car? $100 Good condition and has all the correct hardware (plastic liners, rubber booties, manual, torque tool) PM me. 850, Sorry, I don't know anything about differences on the wagon, though I can't imagine it's any different from my xi. All my photographs were taken on my 530xi.

I'll bet it's exactly the same unless you've got the active steering, which my E60 did not have. Remember, this job is a dexterity challenge as much as anything.

It's a bit tight down there so removing components just to get access is the key. Don't get in over your head though. Good luck and keep us posted. Feel free to PM me. The one tool that would be useful for getting that 10mm hex-head bolt from underneath the WP and stat would be a 10mm GearWrench ratcheting box-end. Interestingly enough, on my E90, I got several intermittent failures from the water pump (and yellow dash lights) before it completely failed leaving me stranded. I'm trying to figure out now whether I want to replace the water pump prophylactically in my wife's E61, which I believe has the original pump (but not the original thermostat) at 98k miles.

Anyone know how much tougher this is to DIY on the wagon, which is an x-drive model? I've never done anything bigger than oil/spark plugs so this would be a big step. RedWagon Your comment about so many O-rings blowing out has piqued my interest. I have a theory that when our engines overheat, the O-rings get toasted since the temperature gets well above 250F, which is the limit for Buna-N O-rings, according to the O-ring materials charts I've seen. Did your engine overheat prior to your O-rings failing? You, know, funny thing you should mention that. A year and a half ago my water pump went.

I was on my way to NH at the time and had just read about the water pump issues as was planning on changing it out.it beat me to it. The light came on as I was pulling out of a rest stop and I stopped immediately and shut the engine off. Maybe 15 seconds after the light came on. So to answer your question.YES it had overheated. I had to get the job done on the fly in a town I didnt know, but got very lucky and found an awesome place and am very happy.(turns out they left me a bonus too.a 1/4' wobble extension that was nestled down between my steering rack and the frame!) correlation to the support your theory?could be! Interesting fact about the type of o-rings BMW uses and their temp limits.This could explain other sites of failure as well. Thanks for the thoughts!

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