Expansion tank and radiator replacement videos - Page 2 - Bimmerfest

smolck · #26 08-01-2012, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MalibuMafiaV

Well see I think like this to. But my doing the labor for my father. So I'll mention it to him to buy the extra hoses and tstat. But I already know he wont want to buy it unless it's already broken.

Let me say this, I have replaced probably 30 expansion tanks in 5 years and I can conclude fairly reliably that any car with an original expansion tank or one that has 60k + miles on it will almost ALWAYS break the tstat when the tank pops loose. Newer ones with less miles give you a better shot at not breaking them.

MalibuMafiaV · #27 08-01-2012, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by smolck

Let me say this, I have replaced probably 30 expansion tanks in 5 years and I can conclude fairly reliably that any car with an original expansion tank or one that has 60k + miles on it will almost ALWAYS break the tstat when the tank pops loose. Newer ones with less miles give you a better shot at not breaking them.

Hes on his 2nd expansion tank and 2nd tstat w/ 107k miles. Changed Tstat around 80k miles and no idea who changed his expansion tank last.

smolck · #28 08-01-2012, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MalibuMafiaV

Hes on his 2nd expansion tank and 2nd tstat w/ 107k miles. Changed Tstat around 80k miles and no idea who changed his expansion tank last.

You might get lucky then. It is the tanks that have 60-100k miles on them and have never been changed that almost always bust the trans tstat when removing. Those suckers are really on there after that much time.

MalibuMafiaV · #29 08-01-2012, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by smolck

You might get lucky then. It is the tanks that have 60-100k miles on them and have never been changed that almost always bust the trans tstat when removing. Those suckers are really on there after that much time.

Yeah I had to use a jack to take mine off two times lol.