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Post Mon Sep 30, 2013 5:55 pm

guys i have 2 radiator caps one as a spare...but one says 200 on it the other says 140? which one is meant to be on the rad??? cheerss
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Post Mon Sep 30, 2013 7:25 pm

Depends on your car! Most E30s use a 1.4 bar cap, but the originals should be binned, since there was a safety recall regarding them.
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Post Tue Oct 01, 2013 6:10 pm

i got an e30 318i with the 2.0 bar cap on it?
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Post Thu Oct 10, 2013 9:29 am

daymo69er wrote:i got an e30 318i with the 2.0 bar cap on it?
Change it for a 1.4 bar one then!
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Post Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:29 am

Which cap should be fitted to a facelift 325i? I read that for competition use a higher pressure cap should be used but I can't remember which one or where I read it.
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Post Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:50 am

All E30's should have the 1.4 bar cap.

The safety issue that Brian mentions is because the heater valve may not stand up to 2 bar pressure,and when they fail,they spay hot coolant into the passenger footwell...unless you have a wrong side drive car,when they spray hot coolant all over the driver's right foot......
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Post Thu Oct 10, 2013 5:45 pm

i think this has answered my question! , 1.4 bar cap it is! i did have the 2 this answers why i kept having hot water in the passenger footwell!! happened twice now fingers crossed this will sort it!

cheers guys!
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Post Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:29 am

daimlerman wrote:All E30's should have the 1.4 bar cap.
All except the mighty iS, that is. That uses a 2 bar cap.
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Post Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:39 am

Brianmoooore wrote:
daimlerman wrote:All E30's should have the 1.4 bar cap.
All except the mighty iS, that is. That uses a 2 bar cap.
So does the mighty iS have a different heater valve,then?