Last week the cooling system on the E46 320 decided it had enough of its life and imploded. Luckily it was around the corner from home so after waiting for it to cool down sufficiently, it limped home.
Suspect that the water pump ceased and here's the results
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Also noticed the radiator top hose was discolored and I suspect close to failure
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So I have stripped most of the parts off the car. Just need to get the oil transmission cooler free from the radiator mount and then the radiator can come off
Suspect that the water pump ceased and here's the results
![[Image: image.jpg]](http://s17.postimg.org/lqgxc60gb/image.jpg)
![[Image: image.jpg]](http://s17.postimg.org/62fq5dkuj/image.jpg)
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![[Image: image.jpg]](http://s17.postimg.org/xe6dsz07f/image.jpg)
Also noticed the radiator top hose was discolored and I suspect close to failure
![[Image: image.jpg]](http://s8.postimg.org/9rds4tt0h/image.jpg)
So I have stripped most of the parts off the car. Just need to get the oil transmission cooler free from the radiator mount and then the radiator can come off