That is the exact same kit I removed from my wife's zhp. It also roughly lasted 30k. This ECS Tuning kit is crap.
The upper hose imploded and was about to burst. The expansion tank was on the verge of cracking and the cap was leaking.
Go with an OE kit from Tischer BMW.
His - 2004 Imola Red / Alcantara 330i | 6MT | ZHP |
Her's - 2005 Black Sapphire Metallic / Black Leather 330i | 6MT | ZHP |
Cooling system parts is one thing I don't mess around with. I kept trying to justify buying aftermarket for certain parts but... too many components are ones that would leave me stranded, so I had to go OEM (same parts as OE just without a BMW logo). I saved a ton of money going this route, but still ended up paying way more than aftermarket parts. It was a happy medium, I suppose.
Was that 120° Celcius? If so then yea, that really hot about 248° Fahrenheit
Dinan CAI &Throttle body, ESS Tuning TS2, Bimmerbrakes gen3 headers, UUC SSK & DSSR. Achilles oil pump, VAC oil pan baffle
M3 Motor mounts, UUC Trans mounts, Modified clutch style LSD 3.15, TMS front subframe reinforcement, Koni Yellow sports,
H&R sport springs, UUC sway bars, BMW Perf. Rotors, UUC SS brake lines, Hawk HPS pads, CSL replica wheels,
Rotora strut bar, FXR HID conversion, M3 Mirror conversion, BSW stage 1 speakers
Call Evan and get the OEMG hookup from Tischer. Tell him the Badger sent ya.
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RETIRED: ‘15 F22 M235i | '08 E90 M3 DCT "GoinHAM3" | '04 E46 M3 6MT "WEGOHAM"
'04 330i ZHP | '11 E82 135i | '08 E90 328xi | 07 E91 328xi SportWagon
VW has a saying: VWs love real VW parts. Same goes for BMW in certain applications. OEM all the way for cooling
2005 BMW 330i ZHP - BMWP brakes/intake/strut bar/shifter, Coby wraps interior, BBS CHs, Eagle Eye LED tails, LED fog lights, GC coilovers, Sprint Booster/sport button mod, 4.5 LCM w/ programming, Xtrons 9inch HU, BSW stg1, dynamat, M3 sedan dead pedal, oCarbon CF interior trim, CF seat backs, 2x2 CF MTECH2 diffuser, CF cabin filter cover
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Installing white Weisslicht LED bulbs in the front turn signals and rear brake lights when I get home.
5/2003 Silbergrau Metallic ZHP
- Sedan :: 6MT :: Style 68 -
h&r | drvanos | koni | active autowerke | vibrant | akg | turner
Installed the m3 vert front sway bar today
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sorry to hear, man... my ZHP came home on a flatbed yesterday too. cooling system also! my wife called me from downtown toronto... "the coolant light came on and there is steam coming from under the hood!" fortunately she was able to pull over and shut down right away. i called CAA and they towed it home on a flatbed, 222km (good thing i have CAA, the tow was basically free - it would've been over $600!).
my wife was a bit pissed, of course - so was i, i just replaced the radiator two weeks ago but i had done almost 1000km since then with no issue. i dug into it today and found the rear hose on the expansion tank (the one that goes to the heater core) had come off - apparently i did not get it sealed properly, even though i thought i had the spring clip seated - it was about 6mm off. enough to work it's way loose off the o-ring and piss coolant everywhere...
anyway. i'm happy it was something simple, glad it was my fault and not a faulty part. going to clean it up tomorrow, refill and bleed the system. i hope your issue is something simple too.
peter
2004 330i ZHP
2005 330iT ZHP
2010 328iT M Sport