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Is Replacing water pump & thermostat on xDrive A difficult DIY?
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03-31-2019, 01:46 PM | #1 |
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Looks like I need to replace the water pump on my 2011 xDrive. While I'm at it, I'm thinking it's a good idea to also have the thermostat replaced as safe measure. Is this a difficult DIY, should I take it to a shop instead? I've read the xDrive has very little space to put your hands up to get the water pump out, is this true? Thoughts? Last edited by MyCar; 03-31-2019 at 01:54 PM.. |
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03-31-2019, 06:06 PM | #3 |
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Definitely drop the sub frame. I did my water pump and thermostat 2 weeks ago in my garage without dropping the sub frame and I would NEVER do it like that again. Save yourself the headache.
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Any other preventative stuff I should get replaced while the subframe is dropped? |
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04-01-2019, 10:53 AM | #7 |
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Subframe? Really? I dropped the sway bar but that's it. It's not too difficult of a job if you have some mechanical ability. I read that some did this job while car was on ramps. I did my job while on jacks and removed the passenger front tire so that I had easier access to the bolts on back side of thermostat and the water pump.
My post: https://www.e90post.com/forums/showt...0#post20798650 on this thread: https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=784416 Edit: It's certainly a tight fit for the part without dropping the subframe, but certainly doable. Removing the right front tire instead of dropping the subframe worked for me, and I don't have small hands.
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Wow. I can't imagine doing the job without dropping the sway bar. Dropping sway bar took me 10 minutes. I did entire job in 4 hours with beer breaks.
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Sounds about right for a dealer or stealer, not an independent shop.
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Im on mobile, cant see if you have N54, N55, or N52, but water pump should be about $350, thermostat around $50 to $70, labor would be about $400. Definitely anything over $1000 is thievery. I wouldn't oay more than $800
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I just did mine. I spent wayyyy too much time fiddling with stuff till i dropped the frame and removed the bumper. I think it was a little harder for me bcause of the single turbo conversion and the 3” intercooler piping off the massive intercooler. It took me 10 hours, would have taken me half that if i had 1) not cross threaded the thermostat bolts, 2) remover the bumper to begin with. I also had to loosen the intercooler cause it was interfering with the thermostat piping. The car is just a mess of good stuff in a tiny unworkable package.
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04-18-2019, 09:22 AM | #19 |
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I didn't think it was that bad (I've done a RWD car too, it was about the same IMO). I only dropped the swaybar. Dropping the subframe I suppose you could do, but it's not necessary at all. I didn't remove the bumper either, but I did pull off the right tire and fender liner.
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I fought so long and hard to leave things where they were and it was just a waste of time. Best to remove those items and drop the frame about 4 inches for me. |
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