Make: BMW
Model: 325i
Year: 1991
Chassis: E36
Hi Guys,
i need some advice/help urgently please.
a few months ago i started having heating issues where if i accelerated rapidly or drove for an extended period of time my BMW would start to get very hot to the point where it risked over heating (i never let it).
I took it to the grey lynn BMW workshop and they identified it to be a faulty thermostat so replaced it. they also noticed it still run alittle hot and said it was due to a broken clutch thing for the water pump. So i had that replaced too. for about a month it ran fine, no more heating issues.
after that month past it started happening again, this time once it got about 3/4 of the way up the temp gauge it would start to cool down again (i assumed it was the electric fan kicking it) so it didnt cause much problem so i ignored it.
Now it is the worst its been, i cannot drive more then 100-200m without the rapidly heating to the point of redline on the temp gauge. i have to stop after 100m and let it idle so it cools down to operating temp. if i turn it off it takes logner as the engine fan isnt on.
does anyone know what the issue is? if its a thermostat issue again why do they keep going bad? its only been a month since it was replaced i dont understand.
my car is now in an undriveable condition as i dont want it to overheat.
please help
