Replacing the E30 Heater Core and Valve

[kendogg]

Is there a rebuild kit for these heater control valves like there is for the E28's?? Mine is shot and I need to see if there is a rebuild kit available.

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I will circle somethings and add these to the correct steps later tonight

updates?

[nefarious7907]

I updated it, but I would still like to get a few more pictures in there, sorry guys this has taken all winter

[Court M3]

Did this yesterday and when you are prying the valve away from the core, put some paper towel or newspaper down, or coolant will leak all over your carpet.

Oh and on the square nuts superglue them in place on the new heater core to prevent them from falling out while trying to reattach the valve to the core

[LINUS]

Good call on the superglue Courtney - I'd forgotten I'd smeared some RTV on them & around the joint, just to play it safe.

Thanks for jogging my memory - maybe that'll help someone else.

[Court M3]

Good call on the superglue Courtney - I'd forgotten I'd smeared some RTV on them & around the joint, just to play it safe.

Thanks for jogging my memory - maybe that'll help someone else.

yeah ask me how I know :-x Can't even finish up and test because no one carries these around here. Have to wait to get them from dealer tomorrow.

[Court M3]

yeah ask me how I know :-x Can't even finish up and test because no one carries these around here. Have to wait to get them from dealer tomorrow.

and wouldn't you know there are only 33 of them in the country right now and BMW did not ship any packages today :( Waiting to see if they get them tomorrow

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I updated it, but I would still like to get a few more pictures in there, sorry guys this has taken all winter

thanks alot man! this really helps me out.

[StereoInstaller1]

You would really want to have one of these and a screwgun of some sort


Like this

[nefarious7907]

Thats an interesting contraption

[japspecvr6]

im gonna need this....

[japspecvr6]

Pulled the hearter core out and its still leaking......This shit it driving me Nuts....

[Court M3]

probably from the firewall connections. Did you drain the fluid?

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I pulled out my heatercore and outlet pipe, the inlet pipe was attached to something and I couldnt get it out. But its still fawking leaking after a few days!


What the hell!???!

[nefarious7907]

Did you lube the O rings with some oil before you installed them? If one of the O rings didnt seat just so you are bound to have another leak, but you need to find out what exactly is leaking. If its the core itself I would return it or exchange it