over heating (help)

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imsmithster
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Post Tue May 04, 2010 8:17 pm

can anyone help please my 318 i is overheating ive put new stat in but still overheating, could it be something else thanks
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Rich_W
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Post Tue May 04, 2010 8:55 pm

Waterpump
Fan not working
Head gasket
not driving fast enough? :wink:
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Post Tue May 04, 2010 9:06 pm

what are the circumstances of it overheating?

Does it just overheat all the time, when you are stationary in traffic? Does it cool down when you get on the move?
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Post Wed May 05, 2010 7:35 am

imsmithster wrote:can anyone help please my 318 i is overheating ive put new stat in but still overheating, could it be something else thanks
What model? E30, E36, E46 etc?

As Rich says, viscous fan or water pump are likely culprits. If its a M43 engine they like doing their head gasket around 100K.