Trouble....

[MonthOLDpickle]

Well the water pump went out. Replaced that. The coolant wasn't moving. Tried to fix it. Than rigged the thermastat to always flow and car overheats! But the coolant is now moving, I should say "flowing"

Anyways does anybody have an idea of whats happening?

My dad and bud want to exhange it for a small 8 block. Prob won't happen but theres always the thought.

[MonthOLDpickle]

Nobody has any ideas?

[Jand3rson]

Replace the thermostat.

[roadrage]

Re: Trouble....

Well the water pump went out. Replaced that. The coolant wasn't moving. Tried to fix it. Than rigged the thermastat to always flow and car overheats! But the coolant is now moving, I should say "flowing"

Anyways does anybody have an idea of whats happening?

My dad and bud want to exhange it for a small 8 block. Prob won't happen but theres always the thought.

You do realize coolant doesnt "move" until the thermostat lets it right?

[MonthOLDpickle]

I made the termastat to be open at all times. ALways open = always flowing? It can't stop the coolant from flowing. I took a screw driver and bent the insides in so that there are gaps. Still replace it? Cuz it been replaced like a month ago.

[EverWiser]

You probably still had air in the system...The M20 can be a bear to get all of the air out of. Replace the T-stat, again, and after refilling, bleed the air out of the system. Let it warm up and be sure not to let it overheat...Keep bleeding until everything flows as it should. Once everything is flowing the rest of the air in the system will end up in the radiator and you might have to add some more coolant in a day or two.

[nando]

you have to have your heater controlls all the way open (HOT) in order to bleed the car. i bet that's what you did wrong the first time. making the tstat stay open is not going to keep your car from overheating if there is air in the system, actually that can make it overheat more..

[MonthOLDpickle]

I am really sad and really mad. Bleeding did not solve the problem. I tried what you guys said. What else could it be? AM I bleeding wrong? I left the cap off, unscrewed the screw ontop of the thermanstat, and squeezed the tube that did not have coolant in it. I poured coolant in it separately, than bled and bled. Still nothing. So There seems to be one tube that is getting no coolant. Help! :(

[nando]

is the car running while your bleeding?

you didn't replace the thermostat (after breaking it)?

maybe your heater core or radiator is clogged up.

[MonthOLDpickle]

Car is running. Thermastats replaced. If it is clogged, how do I unclog (lol)? If it isn't that what is the next case?

[nando]

you might be able to remove it and have it cleaned out by a radiator shop. they will know if it's clogged or not. I'm out of ideas otherwise.

[trent]

Take your car to a reputable shop before you cause more damage.

Not being a dick, just being honest.

[Charlie]

Take your car to a reputable shop before you cause more damage.

Not being a dick, just being honest.

I'm gonna have to second this.

I like your dad's idea though.

-Charlie

[MonthOLDpickle]

Well funny thing, diriving it to the place must have fixed it. Go figure you spend hours on seeing whats wrong and all you do it drive the car like a granny and it fixes itself. BMW is a pain to work on. Only easy thing I found about working on this car that the thermastat is easy to install. Well some of the nuts aren't in good spots, but heck its better than the rest of the car.

[kansas-ix]

BMW is a pain to work on.

Go buy a honda then and stop complaining, I don't think cars get much more straight forward then BMW engines.
If you honestly think the e30 is hard to work then it may not be the car for you.
Because out of the dozen (literally) cars I have owned all brands, Audi, Volvo, Merkur, Peugeot, Benz, Oldsmobile, Cadillac, Honda -- BMW are the best engine to do work on IMO.

Hope you problem is solved.