2002 Z3 1.9 Still Overheating HELP???

[Althulas]

What a bodge! I bet your cabin will be cold with over cooling as well. I would take it back and insist on a proper job being completed for that money. I hope you have it sorted to satisfaction soon but I would seriously consider going to trading standards as mentioned above. Can you name the garage so other people can avoid them.

 

[TaffZee]

Have you checked the airflow through you rad, ensure its not blocked.

 

[handsomejackuk]

Which 1.9 engine is fitted .
The m43 8v engine has an electric fan
The m44 16v engine has a viscous fan same as the 6 cyl engine.

my m44 16 valve has an electric fan...

 

[Stevo7682]

my m44 16 valve has an electric fan...

My wifes pre facelift m44 has a viscous and my facelift m43 has an electric .
How new is your m44

 

[handsomejackuk]

i had over heating on mine.. replaced the thermostat problem solved.. also recently had a loss of coolant this happened to be the o ring at the bottom of the epxansion tank, i removed the radiator and pulled the expansion tank out and give it all a good clean and flush through replaced the original coolant tank.. with original o rings and they have sealed now... not really had much problem with bleeding my coolant just topped up the coolant and give the hoses a good squeeze to get the air out also make sure the heater fan is switched on in the car and on hot...while bleeding

you will probably find that if the thermostat is bypassed i.e. removed the inside, that the car should take ages to warm up and will be using more fuel as probably in open loop mode a lot longer replace the thermostat for a new one... its there for a reason...to get the car to warm up quick....

hope you get it sorted...

 

[handsomejackuk]

My wifes pre facelift m44 has a viscous and my facelift m43 has an electric .
How new is your m44

mine is 1998... m44

 

[Stevo7682]

You know what they say
' every days a school day '
Every m44 that i have seen personally has had a viscous fan

 

[handsomejackuk]

i get you a pic tomorrow.....

 

[Stevo7682]

Picture would be great
Be good to see how its all fitted and how it looks compared to the viscous set up

 

[t-tony]

Picture would be great
Be good to see how its all fitted and how it looks compared to the viscous set up

Might be worth a conversion Steve?

Tony.

 

[handsomejackuk]

its just fitted to the radiator sort of slots in.... theres two screws to take out and it slides out....

dont think you can make it out on this pic....

keepers3 by handsomejackuk, on Flickr

 

[Stevo7682]

Might be worth a conversion Steve?

Tony.

That's what i was thinking.
At the end of the day the viscous fan just puts strain on the water pump and i reckon the m44 would be perfectly happy with an electric fan instead

 

[Stevo7682]

its just fitted to the radiator sort of slots in.... theres two screws to take out and it slides out....

dont think you can make it out on this pic....

keepers3 by handsomejackuk, on Flickr

Im going to have to have a closer look at the 2 of mine tomorrow now.

 

[Faheem]

@Stevo7682 My M44 a 97, also has an electric fan, however, the project I had a while back had a viscous fan. Both cars were very similar with the VINS being only 2 digits apart. Mine ended in 05 and the project ended in 07.

The only difference I think was that my zed has air conditioning and that did not. Though I doubt that's the reason for the electric fan.