How to Test electric Water pump in BMW before Replacing your Water pump & thermostat | Get Fixed

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I made this video for the ones who's currently experiencing the same engine overheating, and electronics nightmare I had to endure a week straight. Check the fuse in slot 26. It's a red fuse with the number 10 on there. That controls a lot of your cars electronics. Also test your water pump by going through BMWs bleeding procedure. If none of those two steps work go ahead and change your electronic control module which is located underneath your fuse box in the glove compartment. You can buy one for little to nothing at a junkyard.
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[@christygee8232]

Informative and well done, words, editing on point. "I think your ecm looks something like this", holds up ecm. On point, thanks.

[@GetFixed]

Lol thanks Christy. I made this video 2 years ago with you in mind. 🥸

[@BCBlue]

Thank you. This is very helpful.

[@micsupra1]

Great. Thank you for the video.

[@redihoxha2940]

I have check the engine light on my 328i 2013, first when I've test with obd2 shows a lin bus error, CD8E10, CD8E12 I've replaced the accumulator regulator anything has been changed. then added CD9010 and 1D2404. A mechanic told me that the pump communication module blocks the signal puts the whole network in emergency and turns on the check engine for that the water pump should replace. He disconnected the water pump and the check engine light stayed off. Should I replace the water pump?

[@franciscoacosta3200]

Great video, thanks! I just want to ask you one question. I took my BMW X3 2016 to the agency for a change of coolant. Days later, the fan turn on at maximum power. This just happened once. When I took my vehicle to the agency again, it did not happen. However, they told me that battery and water pump were damaged. I am in the process to decide what to do, but it seems that the problem started since they changed the coolant. Maybe, they did not purged it properly as you explained and the water pump is not damaged yet. I have driven my vehicle for short periods of time (20 minutes) and the fan does not turn on. If my water pump were damaged, would it stop completely? Is it possible that it would run intermittently? Thank you in advance.

[@iiamBantin]

Can u help My ztez855 black screen and red dot blink when an charge and not turning on

[@tonyvaz123]

thank you i have a 2008 328xi manual transmission the water pump keep running after car shots off killing the battery ? any help please i appreciate .

[@runupabage5730]

Hey I have 528i I have replaced both battery and IBS sensor within the past 10 days however hours after driving the water pump is still running and followed by the alarm any help on this I have been getting notification for car being hot as well and recently had coolant pump hoses changed?

[@andremendoza3198]

You the best

[@joncattletown557]

You mentioned a battery charger is needed if the procedure goes too long. What type of battery charger is normally good? thanks.

[@kennethhamilton1513]

Thank you sir! If I had hair I would have pulled it out haha. Couldn't get the pump to turn on till your vid, thanks again! 🍻

[@GetFixed]

No problem Kenneth. I’ll pray that your hair grows back so you get the God given to pull it out as you please.

[@thozolovemore2527]

I have experiencing my water pump getting burned just few weeks after replacing the knew one, what could be the cause?

[@HarunaUmarFaruk-si8uc]

Hi I’m having a water pump problem on my bmw 5 series E60 and it’s throwing up error codes on my system and my radio screen went off please what could be the major issue

[@vintagetrk]

highly informative video. Thank you for posting.

[@GetFixed]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts about the video. I have a 2015 BMW 328i now. I plan on making more videos on troubleshooting BMW issues. If you have any videos you have in mind let me know.

[@vintagetrk]

@@GetFixed I'm new to the BMW community. Recently purchased a 2010 BMW Z4 35i. Absolutely love the car. Makes me wanna get a 335i to commute in.

[@GetFixed]

I have a model of that car sitting on my dashboard, that’s funny. The BMW culture is a very fun one to be a part of. I’ve done some esthetic modifications to the front end of it. I wish I could send you a picture of it.

[@tayoni800]

Does driving with insufficient coolant increase the chance of water pump failure?

[@agusmono2405]

It is aplicable for all bmw any model?

[@roniacjourdan3085]

Good job bro

[@GetFixed]

Thank you Roniac!

[@dariuszm8692]

Have you got part number of ECM ?

[@ryelandjohnson9868]

I’m following your steps. Great content! How long do I do this process? How do I know when it’s bled enough?

[@GetFixed]

This is just to verify that you water pump works. You could stop the process right after verifying this by turning on your car. If you let it continue, it will kill your car battery unless you have your car on a voltage regulator.

[@amermushatov6713]

@@GetFixed this

[@GetFixed]

I’m not sure what the question is Amer.

[@bomanp]

My pump will only push water over 90rpm, no water beam in the reservoir under that pump speed. Is this normal or is my water pump bad?

[@miken.9825]

per BMW and Audi recommendation they want you to change that every 80k miles max on some cars in california i have seen that going bad around 60k miles

[@xfakebarcodex3239]

I had my 2007 bmw 335i engine pressure washed and I’m getting fault codes of coolant pump missing, I believe it might caused a circuit fault watching this video hopefully fixes my issue ima look into what you changed. Water pump won’t turn on or make any noise when manually bleeding it

[@alamal5367]

I got the same thing my friend, getting fault codes of coolant pump missing, I’m still trying finding what the problem 😅, I hope 🤞🏿 somebody can help Soft the problem thank goodness 😊

[@GetFixed]

@alamal5367 @alamal5367 If you’re getting a missing coolant pump error message than check your fuses to make sure none of them blew out.

[@planet117]

what year is this?

[@chapricebolden371]

Hey, I have a 12 F10 , got into a accident ... my upper house was leaking and I changed it ... now the system says drive moderately engine over heating ... my gage is only at 250... any idea what is causing this ?

[@GetFixed]

Check the coolant level to make sure that the coolant isn’t leaking from the F10. Look in the reservoir to verify if the levels of your coolant changed. If it did, that most likely means that there’s another leak from elsewhere ( whether that’s a lower hose somewhere or the radiators structural integrity may have been compromised from the accident ). Next suspicion is that the thermostat may have been physically damaged which will cause the the thermostat to be stuck in the closed position, when that happens the coolant can’t freely flow through the radiator, engine, and other components of the vehicle cooling system. This’ll lead to overheating conditions which can possibly cause the coolant to boil if driven long enough and cause some of the hoses to blow. Third possibility is the fuse unit in your glove compartment has a blown fuse for some type of engine electronic component that’s causing the overheating condition. That was the problem with my 525i.

[@alexsmith2171]

hey! great video, I have an overheating/no heat in cabin issue with my 2012 320i. I cant get the pump to bleed so im suspecting that, but I'm glad you mentioned the fuse. Do you think its in the same place on my car as the one you showed here? I have already replaced coolant temp sensor and thermostat due to a previous overheating issue, do you think there is anything else that could cause it? I can't communicate with the ecm so I'm worried that is the issue but I don't know how to confirm it and don't want to throw parts at it. Thanks

[@GetFixed]

I hear you. I went through that phase before. Throwing parts at the car when I wasn’t sure what the problem was. I have the 2015 328i now, if you want I could make an updated video on that car & show you what to look for if your car’s overheating. Sometimes when you’re having problems with your scanner communicating with the ECU, sometimes the gateway module is faulty.

[@MAGA-ww9gz]

@@GetFixedI’ve got a question. I have the bmw f30 320i 2012 with the N20 engine and I’m losing about 1l coolant in 8-12 days. It’s not mixing in my oil and I have no visible leaks. The car only has 139.000km’s about 87k miles or something. Could this be of a leaking electronic waterpump or what do you suspect?

[@luissegundo21]

Were you able to fix it? I have the same issue where I got the other parts replaced and also no heat in cabin. Also pump is no longer bleeding

[@kacperszawarejko7103]

Mine works prefect do you know how long they last ? My e60 has 63k miles 2010

[@GetFixed]

You may not need to worry about your water pump until a little over 100,000 miles. I love the e60 models, my thermostat gave out on me at 167,000 miles.

[@mariojones5393]

My bmw 530 i brakes are soft no matter how much i bleed them…. What u think is causing it??

[@kjhnsn7296]

Make sure the caliper slide pins are not stuck.

[@trixieinkc]

My water pump is electric. It doesn’t want to shut off there for it’s draining my battery. Suggestions? I have bleed the system twice. I’m thinking fuse or water pump is going out.

[@timfaiken8617]

I tried to start the bleed process of the water pump and the pump never starts. Is it the fuse or the pump? What's keeping it locked out?

[@GetFixed]

Go look at your fuse diagram or look online to figure out which fuse is for the water pump on your model BMW and check the fuse to see if it's blown. This is how you'll be able to troubleshoot and eliminate the potential cause of this issue.

[@stgmaofficial]

Did you ever figure it out?

[@Williehood999]

I have a bmw 328i my electric water pump won’t bleed or kick on how do I test to see if there’s power going to it and how to I see if the problem is my ECM?

[@darksoldiershot1478]

Same question here

[@paulperez509]

What if your heater does not work, Would it still bleed or would it not work, Please get back to me thanks.

[@GetFixed]

Hey Paul. It should still bleed even though your heater isn’t working. If it doesn’t then get a fuse tester, locate the fuse box panel and test your individual fuses to see if any of them went out.

[@playa4lifesd619]

I need some help. 2006 E90 I just replaced my water pump and thermostat and my car still over heats. I try to do the bleed process but it does even bleed. No water comes out. I've checked the fuses under the hood and all good. Please anything will help 🙏🙏🙏

[@GetFixed]

Also check all your trunk fuses. Check them, if you know how to use a multimeter, set it on the settings that beeps when a circuit is completed. Stick the Multimeter prongs at the top of the two contact points on the fuse. If the multimeter beeps then the fuse is not blown but if the multimeter doesn't beep then the fuse is blown.

[@playa4lifesd619]

@@GetFixed I don't see any trunk fuses 🤔 The distribution box is all I have and I saw that they are non replaceable fuses so I'm not sure which fuses your mean. Thanks

[@barbiekeeney4912]

@@playa4lifesd619 p

[@stgmaofficial]

Did you ever figure it out bro?

[@playa4lifesd619]

@@stgmaofficial yes... Come to find out the water pump plug was bad. Returned it for another one and worked right away.

[@FPSAnarchy]

even if it bleeds it still can be faulty. Mine was dying, and had to be replaced. still did bleeding fine

[@GetFixed]

It went through the entire 15 minute bleeding process?

[@FPSAnarchy]

@@GetFixed It's 12 minutes but yes it did

[@joseoviedo4529]

Hey what were the other WP symptoms that made it faulty? Low pump rpm’s? Thanks

[@FPSAnarchy]

@@joseoviedo4529 Intermittent heat, went from hot cold hot cold mostly cold. no other errors or strange behavior. i didnt check pump rpm

[@tayoni800]

No water comes out. Is the water pump broken? Is the thermostat broken?

[@VictorGarcia-zc7xi]

I’ve been trying to do this test on my bmw but for some reason I can’t get it to turn on .it just started overheating buts it’s weird because it doesn’t overheat all the time any help much appreciated

[@josediazasmr6014]

Might be your fan or thermostat sometimes open and other times might not open

[@jlscott81]

I never comment on this stuff that is your ECM. However, everything underneath that engine is controlled by your DME and that’s inside the engine bay.

[@andremendoza3198]

I have a 328xi my house blow up just like ur I fu"""up.my car to u change all my cooling system radiator or the hose that busted the fan am waiting for it to come I order it too.my cooling tank is working just when I bleed it that means my water pump is good then I'm going to check to see if it's that black box that you said that messed up on yours.u think is the same problem as yours???? It is over hating...

[@GetFixed]

Check all your fuses, under the hood, in your glovebox compartment, and in the trunk boot. Make sure none of them has blown. There's a very quick way to check that with a multimeter on the resistance setting, when yo connect the end of the multimeter to both contact points of the fuse, you will he the meter beep when the fuse is good.

[@artcisneros1364]

Got a customers car in the shop 2008 Bmw 335i n54 just replaced water pump and thermostat it has 112k miles new water pump isn’t kicking on it me be that module is bad

[@artcisneros1364]

fuses arent blown

[@GetFixed]

Check the water pump relay, also make sure the water pump is actually receiving the 12v power from the connector. If you wanna test it even further you can use a multimeter. Ground the negative lead and hook the positive tester to the control side of the water pump connector. Run the water pump test and see if you get any current values from the multimeter.

[@GetFixed]

Let me know how this issue is resolved.

[@Lu-e]

@@GetFixed which relay is it?

[@GetFixed]

It depends on the year and model BMW you have. Not all the relays are located in the same exact places in all models.

[@tiacaldwell7321]

Hello. I was just viewing one of your videos. I have a few questions. I'm soryy to reach out so late. If possible do u mind helping me with the answers I need.

[@GetFixed]

Hey Tia. I’m happy to help. What can I assist you with?

[@aminugamji2407]

Hi please may I know how much is the pump?

[@GetFixed]

Here's a water pump that fit a lot of the models. Not all of them but most - amzn.to/3FBsFVH Let me know the exact car you have & I'll help you look for the correct water pump.

[@cme2nite123]

Great vid if you’re on 95 wen it happened wat state are you in & I’ll bring my car to you for some repairs

[@GetFixed]

I’m in West Palm Beach Florida.

[@cme2nite123]

@@GetFixed oh nooooo 😩😩 T4! 💪🏾

[@okofiprovidence3248]

My E83 still run overheat when I accelerate close to 100km/h

[@GetFixed]

Did you check the fuses to see if any of them blew?

[@taylorsons4303]

Ive tried to get it to bleed but no luck but when I turn the car on the coolant start to flow that way..smh

[@stgmaofficial]

Did you ever figure it out? Same here my self bleeding process won’t start

[@MyNeowolf]

Did you put it on full heat lowest fan speed and try the heated seats on lowest setting

[@MyNeowolf]

And hold pedal down 15 seconds with ignition on engine off driver door closed

[@MyNeowolf]

Make sure your battery is on charge under hood post . Computer won't start process if battery too low.

[@GetFixed]

These are things I should’ve covered in the video. I might make an update on this process. Thank you dude.

[@BryanChance]

I don't know buddy, I don't want to get stranded. LOL

[@GetFixed]

Lol aye, if you don’t trust the bleeding test 100% then spend the $250 on the water pump and another $400 for service fee.

[@brainwashed7244]

2E85 code I Replaced pump and therm and code still here, can you help no recall, 2008 328xi n52/ thank you regardless

[@alamal5367]

I got the same problem my friend Any somebody Can help thank 😊

[@nmlwes8664]

My Samsung s 6 battery the actual battery when u open the phone the white part turned red

[@samah713]

Say wallah

[@GetFixed]

Magic!

[@dark.r3ap3r77]

Dose anyone know we’re the ecm is?

[@GetFixed]

Yes. The ECM is located underneath the hood, top left hand corner. It’s underneath the plastic that houses your cabin air filter. It’s sometimes different depending on the model BMW you have.

[@dariuszm8692]

Working for 2 sec and switch off water pump😢. Water not coming true

[@spelu_]

Hello get fixed what's up

[@johnnywalker5635]

“Hoses” 😉

[@GetFixed]

Lol shhhhhh. Stay low key wit it.

[@Jelato_wrld]

I don’t see any water coming out

[@matthewsalazar41]

Resivorrrroo

[@jorarr5174]

How u know that's mess up

[@GetFixed]

A few ways to know that the water pump is messed is if the car tends to overheat a minute after you start it, and 2, if the water pump doesn’t turn on after doing this procedure then it’s messed up.

[@jorarr5174]

@@GetFixed I replace with a new one still nothing some symptoms it looks like is bot turning on

[@jorarr5174]

@@GetFixed I try bleeding it but wont bleed pump won't turn on idk what can it be

[@GetFixed]

Have you opened the coolant cap to verify that the water pump isn’t bleeding the system?

[@jorarr5174]

@@GetFixed I did the pump is not turning on I have bleed others same way works ok but this one wont bleed and it still overheats with the new pump and thermostat

[@finecrazygunz]

Why not just turn on the car and have the cap off to see if its circulating? Instead of doing all that process about the pedal

[@GetFixed]

Oh because the procedure shows you whether or not the pump works throughout the entire process. If you pop the cap off, you’ll see the pump working but the question is, does it work at all times? Does it circulate the coolant when needed.

[@finecrazygunz]

@@GetFixed i did that procedure on my daily that i use every day, and it disnt throw water on the resevoir. Weird.

[@GetFixed]

That is weird. Have you had any overheating issue recently?

[@finecrazygunz]

@@GetFixed i have not. Unless i did it wrong

[@GetFixed]

Whenever you have the time to, try it again and let me know.

[@SamsosDen]

My pump won't activate

[@GetFixed]

Do you know how to check your fuses to see if any of them are blown?

[@SamsosDen]

@@GetFixed fuses all good, after running engine i can see water flowing but slow

[@GetFixed]

Oh ok. Is your engine overheating?

[@SamsosDen]

@@GetFixed yes

[@agermanautoparts5112]

COOLANT IS WRONG COLOR

[@GetFixed]

Mine? Would you like me to put the blue coolant in my coolant tank instead?

[@kadentouchette6594]

Get Fixed blue coolant is very recommended lol

[@snnaseeri3468]

How to stop the water pump it already killed my battery

[@GetFixed]

Is it running even after you have turned off the car and locked the doors?

[@snnaseeri3468]

@@GetFixed yes

[@snnaseeri3468]

i have ket the battery wire open also so that it wont work up ntil now the same issue it is working

[@GetFixed]

How do you know it’s the water pump killing your battery? When you open up the coolant reservoir, do you see the coolant circulating through it?

[@PedroHenrique-ts8tg]

@@GetFixed Yes, i have the same issue, i have turned off the car locked the doors, but water pump still on (sorry for bad english im from Brazil)