Bmw E90 Electric Water Pump Bleed

How to add bleed a coolant for bmw e46 e39 3 series 2000 2006.

Bmw e90 electric water pump bleed. Bmw began installing electric water pumps on the 3 series in 2004 with the e90. Finished the bleed cycle and the pump sounds exactly like a new continental pump. When bleeding is complete double check coolant level and adjust as required. If you are draining the cooling system from the radiator drain plug first of all be very very careful too since this tends to split or break very easily.

Replace the electric coolant water pump pn 11 51 7 546 994 in accordance with repair instruction ra 11 51 000. The self bleeding procedure will begin via the electric water pump and will run for about 12 minutes. Although it s a pretty quick and easy process it does take more time and patience than the self bleeding. Followup from the pelican staff.

Your model has a mechanical water pump belt driven. Most bmw models have a bleed screw somewhere on the uppermost part of the cooling system. After performing any service work requiring draining of the coolant the system must be bled to ensure that there are no air pockets present. Even though this is a rather ingenious design it seems that many people have trouble understanding it.

Do not remove cap while bleeding procedure is running. During this time the water pump will alternately turn on and off. Many of the bmw s 2006 and newer 4 and 6 cylinder engines now have an electric water pump which re. I have 2006 340d m sport e90 auto diesel does my bmw have electric or manual water pump has everything i trying to turn it on with heating on and foot pedel down 10 secs it will not work cheers.

This video is about bleeding bmw electric coolant pump. Coincidentally i diy changed the coolant on my e90 330i last night. Nick at pelican parts. These older model bmws must be manually bled.

August 1 2015. No leaks anywhere so that s a start. Every 3 series before that including the e46 e36 and e30 are belt driven mechanical water pumps. This isn t to say of course that bmw cooling systems tend to be good overall with regard to durability and reliability.

This does of course have the electric water pump but only has the bleed screw on the reservoir same as the 320d i gather.