BMW 318ic 1997 less than 87,000 US Miles


Folks,

I have a minor problem in that the item you will see on the link which follows seems to be broken and leaking water. The non-metal nipple had cracked some time ago and was a minor leak from what I am told. This most likely dates to this same time last year when the radiator blew a hole and needed to be replaced (and don't those come with a cap as a matter of normal sale).

The PDF file shows all I can of the location and condition of the item and any help is requested. Like how to reach this area, what to remove in other words and any gotchas I need to look for.

Is it possible to replace this non-metal item with an after market design made from metal which is going to withstand the heat of the radiator fluid for a lot longer, even to the point of over-boil temps as was the case when the radiator blew a hole.

In that incident last year I just turned off the engine which -- was no further problem as the car was parked and idling for a while. Humm, come to time about it, that heat exchanger or manifold might have been the problem all along; having a minor leak and draining the reserve tank and thereby the radiator for several days to weeks as I only check fluids about weekly and I might have missed that prior week. Geez, why is this thing made so poorly if it is a heat exchanger or is it a heater core manifold bypass. Either way, poor design.

Please go to --

http://www.divshare.com/download/14321842-56b

-- for the PDF titled BMW 01.pdf which is
454 KB (465,156 bytes) in size.

TIA

--
Mike C

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