sweet musty smell from heater

[bmwannabe]

anyone experience this? its happened at 2 different times to 2 different e30s of mine now. just wondering if its bad, or water is causing it to smell like this or what.

[KenC]

Your heater valve may be malfuntioning. It might be coolant that you're smelling. That would explain the sweet smell.

[BMW BMXER]

weren't those recalled

[KenC]

weren't those recalled

They were? I just paid about $230 just for the part.

[natorious]

heater valve may be malfuntioning?

what if any are other symptoms of that.. i know that i can smell coolant in my heater when its crazy cold out sometime... where is this part located?

[Jordan]

I have a used heater valve from a 87 325i if anyone needs one :)

[Bill 84 318i]

Normally you can replace the o-rings or whatever seals are down there. The dealer sells a kit.

[BMW BMXER]

I dunno I know something in that area was recalled. I honestly dont remember what though.

[Spaz]

the heater core was a recall on all e30's it has most likely been changed on everyones, but they still fail every so offen.

[darien28]

weren't those recalled

They were? I just paid about $230 just for the part.

you should go check teledata to see if your car was one of the recall cars. if so, the dealer shuld refund you the money and file it as a recall repair.

the heater valves in some earlier E30's were faulty and were supposed to be fixed for free, but not all the notices went to the correct ppl since the E30's changed ownerships and it's been a long time. just go printout the BMW service bulletin (search for it) and take it to the dealer and have them lookup the bulletin number.

[kansas-ix]

here is the recall list for your 91 325i:

Bulletins for 1991 BMW 325i (E30) L6-2494cc 2.5L SOHC (M20)

Safety Recalls

TSB Number Issue Date TSB Title

1. 170293 MAR 00 Recall - Renotification Heater Core Cracking
2. 000194 JAN 00 Campaign/Recall - Codes Index
3. 1301933774 JUL 94 Recall - Fuel Feed Hose
4. 1302933735 JUL 94 Recall - Possible Fuel Hose Leakage
5. 0010933771 JUN 93 Recall - Coolant System Overheating

came off alldata site.

[BMW BMXER]

Can someone pull up ones for an 85 eta for me?