The expansion tank problem - does it also apply to ZHPs?

[danewilson77]

They will probably charge you at least 4 shop hours for that, and at least $115/hr. Just dhu eet yourself.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

I think 4-5 hours is standard at a shop. If your shop charges $100 an hour (assuming it's an indy shop), you're looking at $500 or so for the install.

[aurelius]

Last I checked, the ECS kit prices were more expensive than buying the parts individually.

Their stage 2 kit is fairly comprehensive but for a thorough job that covers all the cooling system suspects, usual or unusual, have a look at the list to which I posted a link within this thread last night.

You might inquire on the regional section of bimmerforums or on your local BMWCCA chapter site as to whether anyone local to you does BMW repair work in their home garage. That'll save you some bucks and you'll still be able to buy the parts you want to use, at a discount of course. Don't forget BMW coolant. It's the best there is.

It's been very hot here for the past month or so (Dallas) and I saw yet another disabled e46 on the road last week. Nice looking black 330 ZSP cabrio. By time I doubled back to have a look at what if anything remained in the expansion tank, 2 cops were already helping. Which implied to me the driver was probably an attractive female but I continued on since I was driving a 1990 Honda CRXsi that has been in storage and doesn't yet have current registration, etc. Which is a pretty fun car, btw.