[ELITE_TRAYUNZE]

Hi guys,

I got the 'engine overheating' symbol (pictured below) in my car a few days ago, and now it seems like the fan is making a lot of noise, fluctuating in its volume from normal to loud back to normal several times per minute.

Any idea what this could be? I plan to take it to the shop to have my mechanic look at it, but wondering if I can get some ideas as to what it could be before I get it in the shop.

Thanks in advance.

[Wai328]

I had the same problem, turns out it was the water pump..you might need to get yours replace.

[Kriston]

any loss of power / limp mode? if so, I wouldnt drive it, it could be your water pump fo sho.

[abhishriv]

this just happened to me last week on the highway! its the water pump... covered under warranty.

[ELITE_TRAYUNZE]

Originally Posted by Kriston

any loss of power / limp mode? if so, I wouldnt drive it, it could be your water pump fo sho.

No loss of power; just sounds like a piece of shit when I turn it on, and then the fan starts going really loud and then normal and loud and normal over and over again.

Originally Posted by abhishriv

this just happened to me last week on the highway! its the water pump... covered under warranty.

I don't know when my warranty ran out....It's a 2006, and I bought the car from the dealership as a "certified pre-owned" in September of 2008 I believe....It has 80,000km on it....Would I still be covered?

[mreddiekim]

hopefully your covered under warranty because my 06 325i had the same issue on my way home from vegas and boy did it cost me a pretty penny. Cost me around 1200 to fix the whole thing.

[ELITE_TRAYUNZE]

Originally Posted by mreddiekim

hopefully your covered under warranty because my 06 325i had the same issue on my way home from vegas and boy did it cost me a pretty penny. Cost me around 1200 to fix the whole thing.

Yeah, I'm pretty confident I'm not covered anymore...Car was originally purchased in April of 2006....Warranty would cover 6 years from that date...thus April of 2012 - about 6 months ago.

Guess I should get ready to pull out the ol' wallet, though I'm still praying it's something else.

[KCX_335xi]

I did research on this a few weeks back, and it is your water pump most likely... Need to replace it and also put in a new thermostat while you are at it... Parts alone are about ~600 USD @ ecstuning.com, for my car anyways... Realoem.com will give you the part numbers you need.... Good luck !!

[abhishriv]

thermostat cost me $350 the rest was under warranty for me