Anyone have the 2 Water Pump tools for sale?

[bandman]

Yes - it failed at 62k - should have been proactive and done it sooner. Thankfully I was pulling into a parking lot as it happened. Only broke the fan shroud . . will know about fan after I get it out. Never done a water pump on this vehicle, so hope goes well for an old hobbiest.

But it appears I need that flat 32mm wrench and the special tool to hold the shaft while I remove the fan clutch nut. Before I buy them new, does anyone have either/both of these they would liket to sell?
I have a M52 engine (2000 Z3 2.5) and am in Central Texas. Thanks!

Brian - email to z3@bandroom.com

PS - odd thing is this happened within a week of my buying a "replacement" car for the Z, although I wasn't ready to sell it after 11 years of terrific service. Do you think it got made at me??

[nealmann]

98 Z3 1.9 ; HMS strut tower brace, antisway bars, and roll bar; Supersprint cat back exhaust; Dinan chip; Whalen Shift Machine; Strong-Strut Butt strut; FOGGED air box, Downing Atlanta Supercharger.

[jtp]

JTP
'00 Bright Red II, Black, Black 2.3

PERFORMANCE: Dinan Stage II suspension, Dinan strut tower brace, Porterfield R4S brake pads, Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 tires, UNGO MS8300 alarm, Doug Whalen Seat Bushings, Sylvania Silverstar headlights and fog lights. MAINTENANCE: Peake Research R5/fcx-II and SRS Reset Tools, Mity-Vac oil evacuator w/ brake bleeder, BMW Battery Tender. COSMETICS: Dinan Badge, OEM chrome exhaust tips, Magnetic stone guards, Roundel valve stem caps, Trunk-mounted Dragon sticker, WI plates: RES IPSA. COMFORT: Premium Package, Heated sport seats, “Z3 Roadster” heated vest (for wife), In-dash CD, LeatherZ MarkII armrest, OEM mesh windscreen. CAR CARE: Porter Cable random orbit buffer, Meguiars car care products, NOAH car cover, Plexus, Raggtop. EXTRAS: Z3Solutions warning triangle.

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[ZGator]

Fan nut and Oil Filter wrench

don't have the holder, I just use a large screw driver, sometimes a good quick wack will loosen the nut.

[KURTZZ3]

I just got a flat piece of steel about 3' long by two inches wide from Home Depot and then drilled two holes in it to fit over the small screws on the fan clutch. I had to ground a half-moon cut between the two holes to fit around the shaft. If you have a grinder and a drill, you can make this tool in about an hour.

2002 Z3 3.0i;black/black;sports package;BMW windbreaker;spoiler guard;LeatherZ armrest;Pinnacle Souveran wax;Whalen Shift Machine;Strongstrut tower brace;Alpine CDA-9847 CD;Alpine KCA-420i iPod converter;Silverstar 9006 bulb;Axxis brake pads;Stewart water pump;Zionville autosport radiator

[lpcapital]

Also a little trick: after removing the 4 nuts holding the WP in place notice the 2 holes in the WP housing at 3 and 9 o'clock. They are threaded. To simplify the removal take two bolts and use them to push out the pump. If you don't have them handy, take two of the bolts holding a spark plug coil in place.
I personally don't mess with the BMW pump anymore: the the EMP Steward (oembimmerparts has the best price)... That's what my 2.8 had and now the X3 and soon the Z4...
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2003 Z4 2.5i
2002 Ducati Monster S4

[ZZZING]

It's a common size for handlebars or some such thing, I got one that is nice and thin. Like others have said, you don't really need a special tool to hold the fan, I used a big flat blade screwdriver between a couple of the bolts on the fan pulley. Remember that the fan is reverse threaded, turn the opposite way to loosen the fan.

[mechanicsc]

Zeta mentions the two holes on the water pump that are threaded -- the four bolts that hold the pulley onto the water pump are also the correct size for threading into the water pump ears for removal.

This way you don't have to mess with the coils, especially since you will have to remove the pulley bolts anyway to replace the water pump.

The BMW 6-cyl water pump swap is pretty straightforward & really easy to do compared to most vehicles. Oh, and like Zeta says, go with the EMP Stewart pump. It costs more, but it is built like a brick sh*thouse.

mechanicsc
2002 Z3 3.0i

[lpcapital]

... definitely worth the try, but in case you need something longer the coil is also a place to borrow them from
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2003 Z4 2.5i
2002 Ducati Monster S4