Any recommended bay area shops for electric water pump & t-stat work? - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

amsfighter · 11-16-2012, 10:33 AM

Mine just died yesterday... Would do it myself, but with a newborn baby, it's next to impossible to find free time to work on my car.

PREFERABLY a shop in San Jose since I get the "engine overheated" messages after about 10 miles.

joec500 · 11-16-2012, 01:46 PM

have you called BR Racing in Los Gatos? I am sure they will do great work at less than the dealer cost.

CalBear_335i · 11-16-2012, 02:28 PM

Performance Technic in Pleasanton installed my Quaife... they have good prices and are cool guys...

http://www.performancetechnic.com

you can check these guys out in Dublin too..

http://edgemotorworks.com/wordpress/

both these shops specialize in BMW's only...

Mahhvinn · 11-16-2012, 02:56 PM

You can try giving SpeedElement a call. Theyre in San Jose.

fdawg4l · 11-17-2012, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by amsfighter

Mine just died yesterday... Would do it myself, but with a newborn baby, it's next to impossible to find free time to work on my car.

PREFERABLY a shop in San Jose since I get the "engine overheated" messages after about 10 miles.

Out of curiosity, what mileage is your car at? Also, are you running any mods? Lastly, have you ever flushed your coolant?

I'm just over 50k and am trying to gauge when I should worry about the cooling system. I have no mods and only started flushing every two years starting at about 40k. Pitiful.

m603 · 11-18-2012, 12:55 AM

i just flushed my coolant system a month ago.. does this mean my t-stat and water pump is going soon? i did get a cheek engine light a week ago for t-stat, and I'm hearing the engine bay fan really loud...

btw, is this all because i did a coolant flush?

junkie90 · 11-18-2012, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by m603

i just flushed my coolant system a month ago.. does this mean my t-stat and water pump is going soon? i did get a cheek engine light a week ago for t-stat, and I'm hearing the engine bay fan really loud...

btw, is this all because i did a coolant flush?

Sounds like the symptoms of a failing water pump or tstat. I would suggest you take it to the dealership if you're still under warranty.

m603 · 11-18-2012, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by JT_Munkey

Sounds like the symptoms of a failing water pump or tstat. I would suggest you take it to the dealership if you're still under warranty.

is there a reputable shop in sf bay ( particularly sf ). i know theres a couple in east bay and san jose. don't want to drive that far with a " engine malfunction "
light....

junkie90 · 11-19-2012, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by m603

is there a reputable shop in sf bay ( particularly sf ). i know theres a couple in east bay and san jose. don't want to drive that far with a " engine malfunction "
light....

Can't help you there

You definitely shouldn't if there's a strong chance that's the reason. I didn't really have any warning symptoms then one day driving on the freeway from work and all I hear is a pop and engine overheat.

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CalBear_335i Lieutenant Drives: LCI 335i M-Sport Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 437 iTrader: (15)	Performance Technic in Pleasanton installed my Quaife... they have good prices and are cool guys... http://www.performancetechnic.com you can check these guys out in Dublin too.. http://edgemotorworks.com/wordpress/ both these shops specialize in BMW's only... __________________

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m603 Second Lieutenant Drives: avoiding pot holes Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Frisco Posts: 257 iTrader: (1)	i just flushed my coolant system a month ago.. does this mean my t-stat and water pump is going soon? i did get a cheek engine light a week ago for t-stat, and I'm hearing the engine bay fan really loud... btw, is this all because i did a coolant flush?