E46 Power Steering

[Chicayne]

Hey all

Are the hoses from the reservoir all the same across the range of all the e46s ì.e. will the hoses from a 318i/320i work on a 330ci?

 

[Dewald Basson]

Check part numbers with realoem.com

That will be your best bet

 

[Chicayne]

Thanks Dewald.

Anyone have a contact for OEM BMW parts in Cpt? I understand its best not to take a chance on 2nd hand parts here because of the hose having a pKa sensitive connection...?

 

[Dewald Basson]

Thanks Dewald.

Anyone have a contact for OEM BMW parts in Cpt? I understand its best not to take a chance on 2nd hand parts here because of the hose having a pKa sensitive connection...?

Contact goldwagen or better contact Sean at axis engineered(check forum advertisers section). Those are the two places I get my spares from.

 

[Iceman007]

Is it the Hoses that are leaking. I remember when I had my E46 325i it started sweating from the reservoir cap and later leaking. There is an O ring P/N: 32411128333 on the Cap you can purchase from the agents and just replace it yourself. The one that is on there is probably so flat and you would hardly see it.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=ET36-EUR-06-2003-E46-BMW-325i&diagId=32_0957

 

[Chicayne]

Cool...will contact Sean in the am.

@iceman: definitely the hose..you can see the slit in it in the pic above (hose was bent it seems when I had the pump replaced a couple years ago - sh*tty workmanship).

 

[Rotinaj]

Nope. 6cyl and 4 cyl differ. And depenig. In the hose it might be a m52 or m54 spesific part.

 

[Iceman007]

Cool...will contact Sean in the am.

@iceman: definitely the hose..you can see the slit in it in the pic above (hose was bent it seems when I had the pump replaced a couple years ago - sh*tty workmanship).

Ok I see it now. Well I would first get a quote on the pipe from the agents just to get a reference price then ill go have a look at the scrap yard. There is a few around Cape Town like Bruces. You can check the Part number for your car on www.realoem.com and then phone the agents. Just a suggestion.

 

[Chicayne]

R1 000 for a piece of hose...BMW really is bef★k!!

Hoping to have the hose (and pressure fitting) privately manufactured.

Anyone have a link for the step by step replacement of this hose?

 

[Chicayne]

Thanks for all the input guys...its all sortedraise: