Whoa. You did the entire job one-handed? You are the GOAT.

@all-about-cars-basics

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much. Truely appreciate it.

Great video, wish I had seen it before I paid $3000 to get mine replaced about 7 months ago!

@all-about-cars-basics

17 күн бұрын

Dang! that is so unfortunate. Anyways, it can still be of help in the future. Thank you for taking your time to watch the video and leaving a comment, I appreciate that.

Thanks!

@all-about-cars-basics

Ай бұрын

Thank you. I appreciate that 🙏

Job well done with the video sir. Have you tried removing the intake for this repair?

@all-about-cars-basics

7 күн бұрын

Thank you. When you say remove the intake for this repair, do you mean the oil cooler housing repair?

@Joseph5394

7 күн бұрын

@@all-about-cars-basics removing the intake instead of the ECU/DME connections to get access for the oil cooler housing repair. I have an x3 as well and I’ve been watching videos on this repair. Trying to prepare myself mentally and physically 😃. Mechanic shop these days will charge thousands just for this repair 🤦‍♂️. Appreciate your feedback sir.

@all-about-cars-basics

7 күн бұрын

@@Joseph5394 Indeed the repair cost a lot. Yes, you can remove the intake to remove it but to me personally I find it too much work and at the end of the day you may end up buying intake manifold seals and with BMW putting too many brittle plastic hoses on the engine intake area makes me avoid that path

any directions on bleed procedure? Everything I'm finding on the interwebs isn't clear except for use a vacuum fill. What happened to using the electric wp to purge the system?

@all-about-cars-basics

4 күн бұрын

It is true the internet is flooded with all kinds of information, that most times won't be that clear. Concerning the bleeding procedure using Electric WP. Follow these simple steps (I think I should do a video on this) 1. You turn your car ignition on (Don't start it) 2. Turn Cabin temperature all the way to max heat 3. Put the fan speed on the lowest speed 4. Press and hold gas pedal for 10 seconds 5. You should hear the electric water pump kick in 6. Open your coolant reservoir cap and see the coolant stream. When you do that, it will bleed the system. Good luck and let me know how it goes.

@twtcad

4 күн бұрын

@all-about-cars-basics yes.....that is what understood and tried as well. It just didn't work on this car unfortunately. I have bleed it by running the car with the cap off. This seems to have worked as the car will not go over the normal temp.

@twtcad

4 күн бұрын

2018 x3 3.0 xdrive

For this leak, does the leakage under the suv come around the engine oil reservoir wrap? How to determine if the leak is from here?

@all-about-cars-basics

9 күн бұрын

Yes, it usually comes around the oil cooler housing area. But to be certain, do some inspection by looking at the area after removing the cover below it.

@NickRRR-x9v

9 күн бұрын

@@all-about-cars-basicsi removed the oil cooler but found it was intact.. any idea what can be broken to cause coolant dripping above?

@all-about-cars-basics

9 күн бұрын

@@NickRRR-x9v At times coolant leaks play hard to get. For that case that you are not certain where it is coming out from, I would suggest you do either of these two options, first if you have access to cooling system pressure test kit then you can perform a pressure test and any part of your cooling system that has a leak will start leaking and you can identify it easily. Option two is when you do not have access to a pressure test kit, what you do is you remove all the covers below the car and let the car run for a few minutes till it builds up pressure. At that point when the pressure is in the cooling system the part with a leak will start leaking and you can just identify it easily. Good luck and let me know how it goes.

@NickRRR-x9v

9 күн бұрын

@@all-about-cars-basicsthanks. I do have pressure tester. When I tested I was only able to see there was leak from oil cooler. Maybe the leak was above it but I wasn’t able to see. Now the issue is I already removed oil cooler and transmission cooler. Is there a way I can still pressure test without connecting them back?

@all-about-cars-basics

8 күн бұрын

@@NickRRR-x9v I don't think it is possible to pressure test when the oil cooler is out. Because the pressure you need will be alot. What I would suggest is to install a new seal for the oil cooler and then install them back and I wish you had access to a mechanics mirror (it is like $4 at harbor freight) and then use it to look around the area when you do pressure testing. The Mechanics mirror will offer you alot of flexibility to see into places that would be hard to see. My guess is that (I may be wrong) once you install the oil cooler housing seal the leak will go away. Let me know how it goes.