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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc
A coworkers wife has a 3 series not sure the model year. He just had to have the water pump and thermostat replaced. Apparently to replace the thermostat the intake manifold had to be removed. The bill was 2100.00.......not impressed with that engineering !
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I think that intake removal problem you mention is to replace the plastic heater pipes that runs under the intake runners. Pretty silly.
I replace a thermostat in my Son's E46 3 series at 165K mles....
$32 part
30 minute job.
No beer spilled during the work.