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BMW 7 series. Need a cooling related pipe ...

  • 23-03-2010 12:26pm
    #1
    squamata
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭


    Hi!

    My garage can't find a pipe (probably last time I'm going there), any advise is welcome!

    It's going from water pump:
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    To alternator:
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    It is about 12cm in length:
    SAM_0103.JPG

    Looks like the side of it is broken/unglued:
    SAM_0105.JPG

    Around 1cm in width (plastic/metal part):
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    They say they called main dealer (In Galway) and they couldn't locate any part ID or something similar for this pipe.

    I have a BMW 7 series from 2002 (VIN: DJ91321)

    Help! Help! ;)


Comments

  • #2
    robtri
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭robtri


    have youy tried ringing BMW dealers here and in the UK... have them over night the part to you....
    something that small shouldnt be an issue.


  • #3
    ShiresV2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 190 ✭✭ShiresV2


    Part number 3 on this diagram?

    http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=GL62&mospid=47775&btnr=12_1160&hg=12&fg=21


  • #4
    mullingar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,340 ✭✭✭mullingar


    squamata wrote: »
    They say they called main dealer (In Galway) and they couldn't locate any part ID or something similar for this pipe.

    I have a BMW 7 series from 2002 (VIN: DJ91321)

    Help! Help! ;)

    Smells like total BS to me

    Any dealer (indy or main) worth their salt would easily find the part number, just like fellow boardie ShiresV2 who came up trumps in minutes

    Time to change your garage!!!!


  • #5
    daveharnett
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭daveharnett


    mullingar wrote: »
    Smells like total BS to me

    Any dealer (indy or main) worth their salt would easily find the part number, just like fellow boardie ShiresV2 who came up trumps in minutes

    Time to change your garage!!!!
    Indeed.
    Parts Dept. wrote: »
    A pipe you say? About four inches long? That sounds really cheap and I might get it wrong, so I'm not going to bother my hole. Talk to me when you want something in stock/expensive.

    OP, in future I'd recommend using realoem.com to find the part. Then ring armed with the part#. It eliminates a lot of excuses and mistakes.


  • #6
    ShiresV2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 190 ✭✭ShiresV2


    BMW Parts Dept. wrote:
    A pipe you say? About four inches long? That sounds really cheap and I might get it wrong, so I'm not going to bother my hole. Talk to me when you want something in stock/expensive.

    You must be new around here, because your pal recently charged me 60 euros for two small pipes!


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  • #7
    daveharnett
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭daveharnett


    ShiresV2 wrote: »
    You must be new around here, because your pal recently charged me 60 euros for two small pipes!
    Part pricing seems pretty random. The only trend I can see is that frequently ordered parts tend to be more expensive.

    Went to replace the rear cup holder on an e39 recently. They are really flimsy and break all the time, so the replacement is 50 bucks. Replaced it with a little cubbyhole instead. It's wasn't originally available on the car, nobody knows it exists, so it only costs a tenner. Go figure.


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