vmlopes Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) Is there a guide anywhere for the 320d main stat, have looked high and low on here and google with not much joy?? Edited November 14, 2014 by vmlopes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick330ci Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 not a difficult job,drain antifreeze, remove engine cover, remove egr pipework, remove thermostat, reinstall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasa Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) i thought therewas a guide on here wher you dont need to drain coolant(only a little) which you catch in a container and replace when finished Edited November 14, 2014 by rasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Man Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 If the coolant hasn't been done in the last 2 years then it's worth draining the lot for the £20 or so it will cost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasa Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 red antifreeze is 5 year aint it,remember my mondeo had 10 year stuff (red) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmlopes Posted November 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 red antifreeze is 5 year aint it,remember my mondeo had 10 year stuff (red) Dont think standard BMW is red anyway, is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Man Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 red antifreeze is 5 year aint it,remember my mondeo had 10 year stuff (red) Dont think standard BMW is red anyway, is it?Blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasa Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 red antifreeze is 5 year aint it,remember my mondeo had 10 year stuff (red) Dont think standard BMW is red anyway, is it? mines got red in it coz i put a syringe in to check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_driller Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 I just put in ecp ethyl glycol stuff. Cheap change it every two years Sent from my GT-I9500 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerFish Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Blue. 1.5l is ~£11 from BMW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmlopes Posted November 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Have read different places quoting 7lts and 9lts coolant for this model, can anyone confirm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B0B Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Have read different places quoting 7lts and 9lts coolant for this model, can anyone confirm? I did mine the last year, complete change (including taking out the engine block drain plug) was 8 litres. I bought 4.5 litres of BMW coolant that you mix 50/50 with water and I had about a litre left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xil5369 Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Is it really that easy? My needle sits half way between blue and dead centre?..I take it fuel economy will be better if I change it?... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmlopes Posted November 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Is it really that easy? My needle sits half way between blue and dead centre?..I take it fuel economy will be better if I change it?... Sent from my iPhone using Tapat Going to have a go at mine this weekend if the weather play ball..... I have done the EGR one also, but thats a 5min job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Xen Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Is it really that easy? My needle sits half way between blue and dead centre?..I take it fuel economy will be better if I change it?... Sent from my iPhone using Tapat Going to have a go at mine this weekend if the weather play ball..... I have done the EGR one also, but thats a 5min job Good luck ...... Fingers x for it going smooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Man Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Just remember to catch the coolant and if you spill any on the ground, wash it away with plenty of water. Coolant is harmful to animals (and us to an extent) and as it smells sweet they will lick it.... CharlE46 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xil5369 Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) Let's know how hard it really is?...I may have a go myself. Got my daughters clio mk2 rear shoes to do tomorrow!.. Not done brakes before..there's bound to be something seized!! Knowing my look.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited November 21, 2014 by Xil5369 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Streek Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 (edited) Bear one thing in mind when you do this, it makes the difference between a nice straight forward to job so a swearing PITA job. If you have the later type of EGR pipe set up that is water cooled you need to move the egr pipe to get enough access to the thermostat housing. Don't do what I did and remove the EGR pipe from the exhaust manifold. Only two bolts but BOY are they a PITA to put back in. There is NO hand room at all the screw the bolts in. If you drop the bolt like I did it disappears down into the bowels of the engine so you will end up taking the bottom metal engine plate off the bottom of the car. What I didn't realise was that if you loosen the two bolts a little the pipe can turn out of the way as the flange is not welded to the pipe it just compresses the joint onto the exhaust manifold. Hope that makes sense, I wish someone would have told me that before I did mine, a 30 min job turned into a two hour swearing session PS The red coolant is the wrong stuff for our engines it eats away at the block and seals, you should be using the old blue glycol based stuff like Bluecol or the like. Just drain the rad and refill with new, it should be done periodically anyway and is not expensive. Edited November 24, 2014 by Silver Streek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Judge_ Posted November 25, 2014 Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 (edited) This may be helpful, is for a 330d but I don't think there is a big difference: http://www.bimmerforums.co.uk/forum/f91/e46-330d-thermostat-ac-water-pump-drive-belt-replacement-t103035/ I did something similar here: http://www.e46zone.com/forum/topic/54396-egr-delete-diy/ Edited November 25, 2014 by The_judge aka Suf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
