phillyman2633
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What else is new, right? This car has been giving me so many problems lately, it runs and looks great but everything around the engine seems to be falling apart.
OK, so here's my problem: I'm having my temp. gage run all the way up into the red and stay there for extended periods of time. However, the car isn't actually overheating, because I've been driving like this for 3 weeks and there's no symptoms of actually overheating i.e. engine roughness or coolant boiling over. Also, I had this verified using a laser thermometer. It's definitely not the radiator, which tested fine for flow.
Recently (within 4000 miles) replaced: Engine-driven fan and fan clutch, thermostat, electric aux. fan.
Another peculiar thing, my heat doesn't blow hot continuously. The temp. gage will be up in the red and the heat will be blowing straight outside air, then the gage needle will go down to normal running temp. and the heat will blow hot for a minute, then it will go back up into the red and the heat will blow cold again.
I've been to 3 different places in a month but can't take it to a BMW place because I don't have the money! Any help with this issue would be greatly appreciated and thanks for taking the time to read such a lengthy description.
OK, so here's my problem: I'm having my temp. gage run all the way up into the red and stay there for extended periods of time. However, the car isn't actually overheating, because I've been driving like this for 3 weeks and there's no symptoms of actually overheating i.e. engine roughness or coolant boiling over. Also, I had this verified using a laser thermometer. It's definitely not the radiator, which tested fine for flow.
Recently (within 4000 miles) replaced: Engine-driven fan and fan clutch, thermostat, electric aux. fan.
Another peculiar thing, my heat doesn't blow hot continuously. The temp. gage will be up in the red and the heat will be blowing straight outside air, then the gage needle will go down to normal running temp. and the heat will blow hot for a minute, then it will go back up into the red and the heat will blow cold again.
I've been to 3 different places in a month but can't take it to a BMW place because I don't have the money! Any help with this issue would be greatly appreciated and thanks for taking the time to read such a lengthy description.