Ok not mine but helping out a local Portuguese owner from the BMW forum in pt, originally recovered from Lisbon with suspected alternator failure ( charge light on ) as soon as I drove it from the recovery truck knew it was more, no power steering ( at all!) no charge ( triggering abs fail).

 

Quick check around and soon found as suspected a missing drive belt, the one that ran the alternator and p/s pump, nice and easy..... but wait the belt was still there and intact but not on the pulleys?? why would a perfectly good belt come off with auto adjusters? soon found the water pump seized, well in a fashion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the 2.8 engine access is real easy, fan off rad shroud off and your there, so nice to have space after 17 years of knuckle scrapping on zeds!! lol so as you will see in the pictures the pump has literally fallen apart, destroying the impeller in the process. The pump housing inside has taken a beating too but not terminal at least, the real question is why had it failed so spectacularly, guess you will never know for sure, the pump was not original and suspect this to be the most likely cause as its not genuine or even a nice oem one, maybe just poor quality?

 

Seems a common problem on the Bmw forums with the 2.8 engine, I have asked if the owner heard anything and seems he did but carried on in an attempt to get home, it must of sounded like a a 1960`s taxi with all that going on!!

 

Jeff

Edited October 9, 201510 yr by JeffTT

Here are the pump pictures

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeff

You'll NEVER retire Jeff! :lol:

 

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You'll NEVER retire Jeff! :lol:

 

 

:dance:

International Rescue.

 

International Rescue.

 

[ATTACH=CONFIG]91206[/ATTACH]

 

Loving that !!!

 

Jeff

i had a 2.8 in the z3 i had years ago great engine no probs what so ever, the 2,8 intake manifold was restricted to make it was smog test, you can remove and fit the manifold of a 2,5 helps a lot the 2,8 is 193bhp if i remember, after fitting the 2,5 manifold and decat i got 240bhp out of it :cool3:

i had a 2.8 in the z3 i had years ago great engine no probs what so ever, the 2,8 intake manifold was restricted to make it was smog test, you can remove and fit the manifold of a 2,5 helps a lot the 2,8 is 193bhp if i remember, after fitting the 2,5 manifold and decat i got 240bhp out of it :cool3:

 

Yes seen a lot on the beemer forums about changing the manifolds over, great trick, strong reliable engine, just fit BMW service parts is the key.

 

Jeff

its a mega engine used mine to the limit all the time never once did it not start, mine was 1998. am think i just missed the time when they used some kind of special lining in the bore that wasnt so go somthing to do with fuel cant remember now here is the car am taking about

its a mega engine used mine to the limit all the time never once did it not start, mine was 1998. am think i just missed the time when they used some kind of special lining in the bore that wasnt so go somthing to do with fuel cant remember now here is the car am taking about [ATTACH=CONFIG]91207[/ATTACH]

 

Yes they and companies like Jaguar had the same issue with an internal engine coating called Nikasil, unfortunately high sulphur petrol like in the US ate it away and ruined the engines prematurely, lucky it was discovered early in production and most engines were replaced free of charge.

Nice Z3 real roadster with plenty of go.

 

Jeff

thats the one. yes jag to had the issue. shame its a great engine .the roaster above i sold and was going to pick up my z3 m the 3.2 but the day i was due to pick up and changed my mind at the last min, and went a got a boxster s i would later live to regret that and ever since kicked my self for not getting the z3m 3.2 even now i still one one, as i was into performance bmws before i went jap

ive just highly tuned the wifes E46 myself...put more air in the tires:laugh:

Bugger, not the thread you want to read when you've just bought your wife a BMW! Thou shall not break!

what years is in the bmws build in the late 80 to about 1999 with built well after that went down will, modern ones are build crap

What modern BMWs have you been driving? [emoji1]

You'll NEVER retire Jeff! :lol:

 

:)

 

LOL - that's what I was thinking.....:rofl:

What modern BMWs have you been driving? [emoji1]

 

my x5 the new x5 and x6 a m3 and new one series and my mates 5 series

I had an E90 320D M-Sport a few years ago (08 plate). Thought the build quality was good. I hate the early I-Drive though, awful thing and the fact that it would only let you input half a postcode.

modern day bmws are not build as good as the old ones this is the case with mercs to

modern day bmws are not build as good as the old ones this is the case with mercs to

 

No it isn't. Old Mercs are utter rot boxes with poor electrics. The engines are pretty bomb proof, but that's about it.

i cant be arse tonight si to battle you to tired, maybe tomoz mate

Battle? There's nothing to battle! :rofl:

Battle? There's nothing to battle! :rofl:

 

we always go head to head i enjoy it but am just to fooked tonight will play tomoz if you want

Ok!

 

Older Mercs do rot for a past time and that's a fact! :)

Ok!

 

Older Mercs do rot for a past time and that's a fact! :)

will carry on this tomoz

will carry on this tomoz

 

No need! :rofl: