DuckKnuckle
Member
Hi guys,
Once again, issues have arisen on my 325i. That's the risk of cheaping out and buying a model with extremely high mileage :thumbdo:
So recently my engine coolant light came on (yellow) and I stopped and topped up with the necessary coolant.
A week later the light comes on again, followed by a red light and extreme lack of power. Now, this is my first proper vehicle and I didn't know what it feels like when a car overheats and loses power so this was all new to me.
So I pulled over and switched the car off. I could hear my fan spinning intensely before the car switched off. That's when I realised that the car had overheated. I left it for about 10 minutes and switched the car back on. Everything was running 100% for about a month. I still checked my coolant later that evening when the car had cooled down.
Switch to 2 weeks ago and the light came on again. Coolant levels were fine. I pulled in to have the error codes read and was told that the water pump is faulty and needs replacing. Now I had issues with the recent accident where I was hit but I had to pay out of my own pocket so I couldn't afford to replace the pump.
After leaving, the car has not given me problems since, so my question is:
Is the water pump actually faulty, or could the electrics be the problem? Possibly a short happening so that the pump doesn't receive any power?
TLDR;
Water pump faulty or electrics shorting resulting in no power to the water pump? Any way to check?
Once again, issues have arisen on my 325i. That's the risk of cheaping out and buying a model with extremely high mileage :thumbdo:
So recently my engine coolant light came on (yellow) and I stopped and topped up with the necessary coolant.
A week later the light comes on again, followed by a red light and extreme lack of power. Now, this is my first proper vehicle and I didn't know what it feels like when a car overheats and loses power so this was all new to me.
So I pulled over and switched the car off. I could hear my fan spinning intensely before the car switched off. That's when I realised that the car had overheated. I left it for about 10 minutes and switched the car back on. Everything was running 100% for about a month. I still checked my coolant later that evening when the car had cooled down.
Switch to 2 weeks ago and the light came on again. Coolant levels were fine. I pulled in to have the error codes read and was told that the water pump is faulty and needs replacing. Now I had issues with the recent accident where I was hit but I had to pay out of my own pocket so I couldn't afford to replace the pump.
After leaving, the car has not given me problems since, so my question is:
Is the water pump actually faulty, or could the electrics be the problem? Possibly a short happening so that the pump doesn't receive any power?
TLDR;
Water pump faulty or electrics shorting resulting in no power to the water pump? Any way to check?
