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Re: <E36> Coolant temp gage reading low



All,
      Ouch. Others point to thermostat, which sounds
very plausible. Is there any other indication, or a
typical time-of-life for the plastic impeller, that
would help me narrow this down?
      What mechanism would lead to a radiator fail
from this? Plugging a few tubes? I've already got a
radiator with signs of the dreaded inlet neck cracking
(small but steady seepage, antifreeze odor).


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> and if you don't replace it soon.. you'll need a new
> radiator too...
> 
> Nicolas Roman
> Senior Engineering Consultant
> North Miami Beach, FL.
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> Check the water pump. The factory pump has plastic
> impellers that are known
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> break and could be affecting the cooling system as
> you've noticed. The
> replacement pumps have metal impellers.
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> Pieter
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