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      11-14-2016, 02:34 PM   #37
Dazza335iC
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Drives: E39 M5, F15 35d
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Originally Posted by Yozh View Post
Folks, change your thermostats early. Good time to do when you are doing the balancer when all the belts are off. Also, as a suggestion, change all three (3) bleeder screw to brass/aluminum to avoid leaks in the future. Below pictures should be self explanatory.

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Same exact thing happened to mine. It seems the 35d thermostats are a known weak point.
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