water pump

[m3f_DMan_d62e5d4102]

I've read somewhere that the water pump issue was only for '97 M3's and older. Guess I don't have to worry about this on my '99? Just asking b/c I hear that when the pumps go, they go without warning. I don't want to get stuck in the wrong place at the wrong time. Do any other parts in the '99 models go without warning? RSM's? Rear tail bushings?



Thanks again.

[m3f_Sirius_880bd69485]

Starting late 97 they came standard issue with the metal impellars, so you shouldn't worry about that. The RSMs you should check on though.

[m3f_DarkArtist]

I have a 99 and because of all the discussion regarding RSMs being a weak point of the E36 decided to have them replaced with Ground Control units when I took my car in for new Bilsteins and Eibachs last week.



I rarely drive this car hard and never track it, but I'd been hearing a faint jiggling from the right rear area since the beginning of summer. When I went to pick my car up the next morning my shop showed me the collapsed rear shock mount bushing that had been causing the noise. This seems to be a design flaw of the E36 and is prone to failure regardless of driving style.



When I was discussing short shift kits with my shop, they said a good idea would be to swap out the old guibo/flex disk for a new one since they'd be under there anyway. This is something I'd been thinking of as well and was glad they brought it up before I did.