350i radiator problems
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Did this job last summer. Fairly straight forward provided you have the tools and the patience.
You'll have to take out both headlight pods to get access to drop the front spoiler otherwise you can't get the rad out. You'll also need to take out the rad mounting brackets complete as the rad won't lift off their mounts as there is no clearence at the top.
Another thing to watch for is that many of the nuts and bolts might be a bit rusted which may slow the job down especially on the spoiler. I just cut through the old ones an re-sighted with new nuts and bolts when it came to re-assembly once my rad came back re-cored
If you're near my neck of the woods in North London I'll come over and give you a hand if you get stuck
You'll have to take out both headlight pods to get access to drop the front spoiler otherwise you can't get the rad out. You'll also need to take out the rad mounting brackets complete as the rad won't lift off their mounts as there is no clearence at the top.
Another thing to watch for is that many of the nuts and bolts might be a bit rusted which may slow the job down especially on the spoiler. I just cut through the old ones an re-sighted with new nuts and bolts when it came to re-assembly once my rad came back re-cored
If you're near my neck of the woods in North London I'll come over and give you a hand if you get stuck
I also did this recently but without disturbing the headlight pods. Instead I raised the lights and then removed the fuse (so that they would not drop when turned off) and then simply removed light from pod to gain access. Agree with HeyAndy though, most of the bolts holding the spoiler on were quite rusty and had to be sacrificed. As a guide, I removed my rad (to fit twin cooling fans to it) and then replaced all the lot again within about 6 hours.
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