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Re: M5 thermostat $33 mystery gasket/seal (archive)
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Posted by Charles V. Stancampiano on July 13, 2001 at 22:30:37:

In Reply to: M5 thermostat $33 mystery gasket/seal posted by Charles V. Stancampiano on July 10, 2001 at 18:53:48:

Water pump arrived today. It looks to be a factory part in a factory box. I am optimistic...

Well, between you guys and my friend at work I was scared into buying a new waterpump for my '91 M5 (90k on original pump). $125 from Rodd Sydney at allbmwparts.com.
Now I am buying parts when they haven't broken yet... I bought a new thermostat and gasket as well. Later I got an e-mail saying there was another SPECIAL seal that had to be replaced when doing the thermostat installation. It is SPECIAL because it costs $33 (!!!!!). Does anyone know what this is for? My Chilton manual descibes what to do, but doesn't show any photos of the repair process. Thanks.
Charlie




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