Huge THANK YOU dude! This video saved me >$1500! I changed the thermostat and pump on my 2013 X5 this weekend using this video as a guide and everything went smoothly. This was the only video I found online that was A) super detailed and B) showed the procedure in a home garage doing the work on your back (not a lift). I ordered the kit from FCP Euro. Couple of call outs for anyone doing this in 2022: 1) the latest water pump from FCP Euro has rubber grommets and aluminum bushings in the water pump mounting holes. This is different than the OEM pump, but everything still goes together the same way. 2) When reinstalling the rad fan, the lower radiator hose causes an interference about halfway down. Have a helper hold the hose out of the way (aka my wife - thanks hon!). I took my time and followed the video step-by-step. One tip, I used a tiny bit of silicone lube on the rubber hoses when putting everything back together. There is very little leverage to push the hoses onto the thermostat. I did the project over a weekend and triple checked everything. No leaks, car runs great! The original problem was rad fan running on hyper speed sounding like a jet engine taking off. I wouldn’t say this is a beginner DIY. But, if you are handy with cars, can visualize the solution, have all the right tools (i used extensions, universal sockets, stubby flex head ratchets, E sockets, euro screwdriver bits) and confidence in your skills you can do this if you take your time, stay focused and be patient. FYI, my X5 has 117K miles - so pretty good run for the original water pump. I am so grateful to have found this video and do the repair myself - THANK YOU!

Just finished mine. Took me about 3-4 hours to complete...with a few beer breaks. Thank you for the step by step. You made it easier than I thought.

I do not have the vocabulary to properly give you credit for how much I appreciate your kindness to share these techniques. The technique about removing the water pump, advice on parts, & the step-by-step with quality video make you a God Sent Master Mechanic. May God continue to bless you & thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generosity to share your Master Mechanic skills.

hey man just watched your video after laying on my back for an hour trying to figure out how to get the water pump out from the bottom. Your the best mate pulled that fan in five min and saved me from crying in a garage.

Great video! Just did my water pump and thermostat. Took me 3 hours without jacking up the X5. Much appreciated!!

Great video! Tackled the job over the last couple days. Thanks..

Thank you so much for this video. Helped me a TON!! Car is back on the road now

Thank you so much for the detailed step by step instructions. I was dreading getting under the car for coolant bath but I was able to replace both thermostat and water pump with minimal mess. Have few cuts and my body is aching from having to move in awkward positions but I got it done. Really appreciate you posting this video. Have a good one.

Good job. Much needed service. That customer has no idea how lucky they are to have you servicing their car.

Ни капелюшечки не пролил. That was a surprising easter egg :) Thanks for the video, saved me a lot of time.

Just finished in 3 hours. Thanks for this video. Saved me at least an hour.

On my 2nd night got the stat & wp out!! Tomorrow night hope to be complete fingers crossed! Your attention to detail is SOOO helpful and much appreciated. I have a 2008 3.0si with 4 zone climate. Slightly different geometry but similar techniques like fan removal, swearing etc...🙂 tip, I used silicone blaster spray to get radiator hose off tstat. It was stuck pretty good.

You're the man! I am goin to start this project in about 30 minutes. Appreciate you!

Great video! Your step by step made this into a simple job👍🏽👍🏽

Thank you so much for this video man. My waterpump just went out on my 2013 X5

Great video, life saving step of removing the fan

Great Job Brother ! Thanks For The Video !

Good yo see you back. Should be making more videos

Thank you for an excellent diy. This is on my list of things to take care. my 2011 is at x5 87,k miles. Local BMW stealer quoted $2200 for labour and parts. The local oem part store has quoted 500 for the contiñentL VDO water pump and 150 for the wargner thermostat. I will get down and do it next, yoh have show us how. Thanks again. 😊 @

Спасибо! Отличное видео! Похоже буду менять это на 2014 X3, F25, тот же N55 движок. 95K миль. Думаю будет похоже

Great Video!! Thanks for the help!!

Excellent video!

Its great, thanks you

Thanks a lot!!

Very much informative,Thank you dear. My x5 e70, cooling fan working only while turn on AC. Otherwise it won’t work even in 97/100*C which makes the coolant overflowing and showing the warning coolant level too low. What maybe the problem.

Great channel! Just bought a 2010 X5 30i with 107k miles. I think the alternator bearing isn’t good. Charges well but making a noise. Would you do a video on that next? 😊

I love you bro........ Thanks

Thank you for the informative video! Unfortunately I stripped one of the two bolt holes that hold the pump in place. Now, the screw doesn't catch anything when I tighten it. It appears the part that the screws thread into can be removed. Do you know what the name and part number for that piece is?

Hello friend, I have to change the engine coolant thermostat BMW X5 E70 3.0D. And I didn't know where the plug was or how to get all the antifreeze liquid out, but I watched your video and it clarified it so I could do it more clearly and safely! Can you tell me if by disconnecting the first tube you disconnect almost all of the liquid comes out? Or do I have to disconnect another tube? A greeting and thanks for sharing . jose carlos

Excellent vid and I have watched a number of them from start to finish. My 2017 M2 (138,000km's/ 85,000 miles) has just told me she might be about to crap her water pump (either it is that and/or the battery) so I don't want to take any chances and will be replacing both WP and Tstat as you have but I wanted to ask if it's the same procedure on an F series? Also, did you get an engine temp warning at all? I got both orange and red warnings so put my car through ISTA and cleared the errors since it appeared to be related to the aircon running but it would help if you thought they were related to the battery as well. I understand a weak battery can throw a code due to weak voltage at the water pump.

Hola amigo , cuantas veces es necesario hacer el purgado con el contacto dado ? con una sola vez no creo que se haga todo el vaciado del aire ? un saludo

Great video...thank you for taking the time to document this procedure the tooling needed. My E70 3.5i x-drive was intermittently overheating and this seemed like a logical place to start as the car wasn't displaying a CEL or trouble code. One question...when bleeding the system I start the procedure and the pump runs for about 10 seconds then stops. I've tried several times with the same result. The bleed stream does run when I start the engine and there are no bubbles returning to the reservoir. I'm not sure that the system is properly bled and don't want to take a chance of overheating...looking forward to your future videos!!

I agree there are lots of times when you can use your best judgment on torquing of bolts but those pump bolts are made of aluminum and you don't want to mess around with guessing they have a torque spec to set them and then an angle torque to make sure you don't snap them right off. Just saying.... 35yrs of experience breaking bolts off....lol

Are there any hoses that I should change as part of the pump thermostat change? Hoping to follow this video in the next month

What was the reason for replacing it? Im having trouble with a 2014 x5 xdrive35i the pump runs while vehicle is not running and drains the batteries. Has no check engine lights on and does Not over heat.

What's this service interval? Speaking about a 2015 X6 (X-Drive)35i .... Thank you.

I wish you had a better lighting to focus removal parts...

I have a 2009 X6 35i, 125k on the odo, blowing hot air out of the ac, codes are showing thermostat is failed open. I'm assuming that's the cause for the AC blowing hot as well. Can i replace just the thermostat or fired the whole pump need replacing? Do these instructions go for the X6 of the 09 model year?

Excellent video! I own a 2014 f15 35i xdrive. It doesn’t need replacing yet, but would the procedure be the same on my x5? Any differences?

AWESOME Video 👍🏼 Quick question. What if I did the bleeding procedure just to check of the water pump turns on. My case it did.

I wish I saw your video a year ago. Failed water pump cost me for expansion tank Crack, and new tires because I had to pull over frequently and picked up puncture on side of road. Thankfully class action suit against bmw for water pump defect returned 1000.00 usd to me

Do you have link to the own parts? Great video, it is going to be my next project.

Do you have a link where to buy the water pump .?

Thank you for your videos! What do you think is the best BMW for under 6,000$ in terms of average reliability?

Are you available for this exact repair in Phoenix?

Hey, thank you so much for making this video. I would have been without a vehicle for who knows how long if you didn't make this walkthrough. So thank you very much! I am curious if you have ever seen this issue before, and if so, what I should do about it. Once I finished the job, I initiated the coolant process like you showed on your video, but my vehicles battery ended up dying while it was burping the lines. I can't remove the keys out of the ignition, and I've had it on a 12v trickle down charger for 12 hours and it still has not changed the state of the car. Do you have suggestions for what I should do in this situation? Hoping I just need a new battery. Anyways thanks for the tutorial!

Tim, first, thank you for the video! I have a question. I replaced the thermostat and waterpump which i purchased from FCP. Install went great, no obvious cooling issues. Now i am getting a P0597 CEL. I checked the wires to the thermostat, everything looks to be in great shape. Could it be a faulty new thermostat ? Any advice would be appreciated!! Thank you!

you should franchise to northeast nyc area

I have question I change the water pump and thermostat still heating up ? can you help me?

Excellent video!! I have a 2013 X5 xDrive35i N55, the exact model in your video. It has 45K miles on it (yours 60K). Do I need to worry about water pump failure at this mileage? Have you seen a lot of 2013 X5s got water failure at around 60K miles or under? Thanks.

Much tighter on a 2012 X3 3.5i but overall the same process

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Hello how are you buddy give me the link for by the water pump on the thermostat thank you

Hi, just a quick one: you kept the hose disconnected from the tank at 50:31 for the air to escape, clear. But when you fill the water at 51:50 you see the hose connected again. When should this hose be connected, you didn’t mention that? Thanks for the vid!

Have a 2007 X5 3.0si n52 w/120k w/adaptive drive --- water pump just failed. What all is needed to replace at this age? Pump, thermo, bolts for sure what about the U-Hose or anything else?

Good tutorials buddy, but you need better camera and illumination.

Would you recommend to just change out the water pump and thermostat on a 2013 x5 35i 3.0 litre at 136000 kilometers in North America or recommend to just Buy these parts and keep them for stanby when the pump and thermostat do fail,then replace these parts at this time ty?? Excellent Teaching!! 100-100

What is your thoughts on the reason for having a jerky transmission? My bmw jerks when shifting gears, and I would like to know the reason for this so I can take care of it ASAP. Thank you for your videos as they have been really helpful and informative

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A year ago , the mechanic replaced the electric water pump as well as the thermostat ,, exactly a year ago ,, when i got my bimmer back, had no cold air, ,had a huge argument with the mechanich but he said he didnt do anything to the AC sistem, anyways, now it shows a "coolant low" message, i added some, less than a liter,, message gone but yet there is some leaking , what could it be?? Is it too soon to the water pump to be broken? ,or thermostat not working?? A hose?? I barely use this car, im tired of spending too much money on repairs, just did the pan gasket, got charged 1600 bucks!!

Hey buddy i recently picked up an 2003 540i Msport. I wanted to know if i made a mistake, love the car, it has its flaws but engine runs great besides a small oil leak on valve cover. I haven't spent anything on repairs, just normal wear and tear items like tires and struts. Im hoping i don't regret this purchase.

I think my pump is not working because I don't see any water flow in the expansion tank and the car runs hot but it's not throwing any error codes. Will a bad pump always show an error code ?

At 24.35 precisely is that a blue shop rag that was in the thermostat, left by a previous coolant I guess.... I did notice when u were taking out the thermostat. Can u help .my

My water pump is working, but sometimes i am pretty sure the bleeding process starts while engine is ON. Is it normal to hear it? Also the oil measurement is not available. Please advise if you had seen this before and how did you solve it.

possible oil in the coolant or just that crappy coolant haha

Is it same as x6M 2014 thermostat and water pump too pls and thanks

Bmw x6 35 modil 2011 The water pump is running and a sound comes out when I open the driver's door or press the remote, is this a problem or is this normal?

I have a 2013 my belt popped and my battery died. After I replaced the belt and replaced the battery I registered it my water pump will not cut on. I did the test to where you stepped on the gas pedal to test it but nothing. Also used a BMW computer to turn it on but again nothing any suggestions?

Hi tim, I recently bought a used BMW 4.4I N62 V8 from the original owner with a 120,000 miles. He says that the vehicle been sitting for 5-6 years winter/summer here in Illinois and haven’t been driven since until I bought it from him all that needs to be done he said it’s brake line and little tune-up which did hit I noticed that the temperature gauge on the dash went all the way to red as if it was overheating but the vehicle is not running just the power by switching the ignition in the second position as if I’m going to start the engine but do you think could possibly be can it be from thermostat or water pump from sitting for six years?

Do you have an email I need to ask you question from an n55b30 v70 x5

does the 2011 bmw x35i have the same engine as 2015 335i

Is the process the same on X5 30i with N52?

How many N55 engines have you seen seize up?

sir you can give me mechanical helper job

how much coolant goes into the system?

Hi zeiten it's me again. My bmw e70 is overheating is it possible the culprit is the waterpump? I drove only for a mile then it alarms high temp.

Didn't that water pump need a gasket?

your video really need to wrap it up with better shooting angle and way of detailing, right now is too loose to follow, dude

Please part Numbers

Bad video

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