E30 Zone

its a bmw lump but it is in a range rover. hope someone can help.
came in boiling on a sat eve on a bank hol weekend at half 2!!
thought i might get lucky and took out the thermostat, but no joy.
130000 miles on the clock and its a 97. was told the impelor can shear off the water pump... do the head/ head gaskets give bother on these.
sorry i dont know the engine code as in m20.
thanks to anyadvice recieved.

prob gonna be the water pump mate, ive never known the head or gasket to give any trouble in my experience

will pull i off on tue so and let ye know how i get on..
thanx
john

yeah be intrested to know

This engine is fairly bomb proof in a car application but in a 2.5 tonne range rover they are really struggling,head gaskets and cracked heads are common. Everything crossed !

if ther's no oil in the water, odd on it'll be a water pump. EVERY bmw engine i've had (1.8 M10(?), early 2.0 M20, late 2.0 M20, late 2.5 M20, late 3.5 M30) has needed a new one! cheap and faily easy to do though.

i had this problem in my tds - was the waterpump. Must say though - the car was clever enough not to go out of first gear to protect the engine!

Q