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Originally Posted by marinabrian
The 'stat is a piece of cake on a BMW though..........small tip John, I use a pair of miniature mole grips on the large hose clip on the 'stat housing, slide the released clip down the pipe, and allow it to remain in place throughout.
It's a tight job, and budget for a leisurely three hours when you do it.
A an aside, the o ring material formulation was changed, what colour is the replacement you have? the old ones were blue, and the new ones yellow.
The blue ones don't like OAT 
Have fun
Brian  |
The seal that emerged from this vehicle was green and leaking very well.
I had to remove and install the thermostat with the top rebellious pipe in situ. Mild bad language was used during this process but initial post fit checks reveal a tight seal - so far !