Thermostat housing gasket?
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Blitz
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Do M50 thermostat housing require a gasket when installing a new one?
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Brianmoooore
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Orange rubber one on a plastic housing which may be re usable. Paper one on an alloy housing which isn't.
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DanThe
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The aftermarket alloy housings also use the rubber gasket
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Blitz
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OK thanks. Does anyone know who suppliers alloy ones in the UK?
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DanThe
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AFAIK ECP have dropped them and only supply plastic
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Brianmoooore
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I put Matt (aka Meatballs82) on the hunt a few months ago, but he couldn't find a supplier.DanThe wrote:AFAIK ECP have dropped them and only supply plastic
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rich318i
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I got my alloy one with orange gasket from the U.S via ebay with p&p £27
UK seller link £24 all in
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E36-328-3 ... 4abebe9ecf
UK seller link £24 all in
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E36-328-3 ... 4abebe9ecf
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brucey
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I know this thread is a couple of months old but... This lot seem to do the alloy housings http://www.schmiedmann.co.uk/en/product ... -1-748-047
Anyone used them before?
Anyone used them before?