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Bmw e30 heater valve replacement.
Looks like it is good.
E30 heater control valve repair.
You will need to replace the two o rings that reside between the valve and the core.
There is a good article on how to replace the the value and heater core.
In particular the heater valves get stuck or blocked hoses explode the auxiliary pump seizes up leaks and then the end drops off.
The bentley repair manual will guide you through accessing the valve and the core.
Hose from the back of the head goes to the inlet on the heater core.
This time i bought a rebuild kit from blunttech.
Designed utilizing the latest technology this product features premium quality and will perform better than advertised.
The value and heater core are separate components.
This feature is shared with the e32 and e38 but one thing that isn t is the restorative heating there s no rest button in the e31 and the auxiliary water pump appears superfluous.
Originally posted by richardodn.
If the valve is fine we likely have a partially clogged heater core.
Why buy a new valve when the brass part does not wear out the kit includes everything but the brass shell.
Servo heater control valve replacement kit by vintage air.
Rebuild is a very simple process.
If we suspect the heater core there isn t much to do other than replace it.
Metrix w0133 1663471 mtx hvac heater control valve.
The bmw valve repair kit is a full kit of rubber parts for the bmw heater valve which lets you repair the heater without having to replace the valve.
Note that the e30 models can have two different heater systems.
I was able to change both on my 325ic.
Bmw heater control valves reviews.
Instead of wasting hundreds of dollars and having to deal with a service center spend just a few dollars and fix the problem by yourself.
Guts break replace whole valve with another used valve repeat.