Author Topic: black plastic coolant pipe - anyone have issues w/ new part & o-ring leaking? (Read 12833 times)

strad · « **Reply #15 on:** August 03, 2009, 08:36:47 AM »

I got mine from BMW. I was somewhat amazed that they had it in stock, given that anything E30 is usually special order.

At any rate, I have not noticed any leakage, and the part seemed to fit as well as the old one I took off.

sports.racer · « **Reply #16 on:** September 19, 2009, 08:45:30 AM »

Quote from: iamcreepingdeath;76102

oh poop! i just bought this part from pelicanparts.com and i am going to install it. Is the one from Pelican any good or is it crap?

So did you end up using the one from Pelican? The one they have currently is made by MTC and is $9.00.

tonywonder · « **Reply #17 on:** March 24, 2010, 12:17:19 AM »

pelicanparts has 3 pipes listed. 2 with brands MTC and other APA. cheap like nine bucks. probably shit. the third is 11531714738-BOE the part with the BOE at the suffix is a special order OEM part. costs 19 bux. im ordering it right now so ill tell you how it goes when i get around to swappin it.

jrobie79 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 28, 2011, 08:59:00 PM »

just some added proof to this...

I ordered an OEM pipe for my first m42, ran flawlessly for 80K miles.

Then I got rid of that b/c of body rot/rust, and went about doing the mess under the intake on my new m42. Bought the URO part from BMA b/c it was cheaper; thing SUCKED, it leaked like a bastard. So I went to the yard my old car was at and bought my old pipe back, put it in and no problems.

DesktopDave · « **Reply #19 on:** August 29, 2011, 07:53:31 PM »

I found that the URO part is also defective. The casting is flawed...the part is bent slightly inwards.

Mine sealed up just fine; the flange just didn't seat tightly against the block. I'll replace it eventually...but I had to get the car back on the road.