BMW X5 4.4i Water Pump Replacement DIY 

this guy is a legend! you have saved my young family so much money with your excellent detailed videos.

Phantastic tutorial, thanks a lot for this! Need to replace my water pump, it broke with 207.000km / 130.000 Miles. I replaced the generator already 5000 miles before, so got used to remove all the fan stuff and the belt before. Thanks to your vid I'm not worried at all now :-) Just need to buy such an electric ratchet, looks quite handy.

Very helpful pointing out the bolt placement. Got kinda stuck with the WP install til I saw this vid. Thanks again J!

Best videos ever, so far so good. Learning new stuff and doing great work is a key. Thanks for this. 😉👍🏾

Thank you so much for this video. Helped me a lot with replacing my water pump. Not a lot of unnecessary talking and you covered everything in sufficient detail with good camera work. Great job.

Great video. Super helpful. Thanks so much for taking the time to post.

thanks for sharing the video 50's kid love your videos it helps alot...I did my alternator for my 330i bought a used one for time being at a pick n pull for $18 bucks didn't have to remove the fan either 😁

This was a HUGE help for me. But not for replacing water pump, I needed to see AC compressor and belt. Thanks!

I just replaced my water pump on my 04 E53 X5 which was slightly different, but thanks to your video I was able to complete this. The bolt behind the pulley was incredibly difficult and I could not see what wrench you used. I found it useful to use a 10mm ratchet Wrench with a flex head any other wrench did not work in that super tight space. Also in my case the new pump has to be placed with the bolt in place as there is no space to get the bolt in after placing the pump. Anyway, Thank you for your video and continue posting!

Gracias amigo, gran trabajo, saludos desde Colombia.

Quick tip that could save you time in money check your fan tightness. If it’s been off before you might be able to just spin it off without the tools I found out the hard way after trying to avoid buying the tool and needing to get in there several times when I finally decided to take the fan off , I just tried it with a regular wrench with a quick tap they. came right off

I really appreciate your videos well done and help me out help us out a lot me and my daughter did this fuel sorry about that water pump replacement keep up the good work you did a good job

Excellent videos helped me tremendously thank you so much I'm putting on a water pump on my 2001 BMW X5 V8 engine thank you

Im soon to own a used x5 so i subscribe to this channel real quick 💪💪💪 great job

Wow that's a well hidden pump! Great job Jason :)

Very good video, thank you for sharing with us.

Top tip: use the jack to force the bars on the special tool for the fan clutch removal. No need to hammer anything so no excess force on the water pump shaft bearings.

really great video, thanks

Very helpful,and detailed

Hi love your clear and informative videos. Just followed your procedure and I still cannot separate the fan clutch from the water pump spindle but by your third method I was able to remove the water pump. However when you took the water pump out the 2 pipes at the back of the water pump remained in p;ace unfortunately for me they came forward and I had to use a pipe wrench to get the pump off them, how do I reseat these as it is near impossible to see inside and under the cylinder head, please don't tell me have I have to remove the head, its my neighbours car and I am just trying to help him out of a jam?

I'm surprised there was no mention of bleeding the cooling system as a final step. I failed to do this and it overheated on me. It turned out the 'auxiliary' water pump used in this procedure was NFG. Once i replaced it I could see it purged a lot of trapped air from the system.

Thank you for the great video...

Great video thanks

Thanks! So far I have new fuel pump tune up could packs and plugs fuel pump relay new fuel pump fuses in glove box & under hood. New ignition switch and alternator no fuses blown. I'll try the starter next. I also scanned for codes I got 2 o2 sensor codes. The ones you talk about in your other video. I literally drove the car to Get gas in it. Then I heard a strange noise kinda like something was traveling through the engine. Next time I attempted to start then I heard a weak crank & car would not start. Some mornings on cold engine I would start & car would run and cut off I was having that problem intermittently. Could that have been that leaking hose causing starting issues or if you have a bad starter will your car cut off?

30:34 The tensioner bolts on this engine have a weirdly high torque spec. It's 22 ft.lbs. if I recall correctly, which is much more than the 15 ft.lbs. that is typically called out for an 8mm bolt. The factory manual also states that it must be a class 10.9 fastener...probably because a standard class 8.8 would be at risk for snapping at the higher torque spec. The reason for this is because of the crappy tensioner design used by BMW. It has very little travel, and the tensioning strut is very stiff. Because of the very limited travel the design is also very sensitive to belt length. The belt most often recommended if you go to O'Reilly's or other chain stores is too long. You need a 7PK1635 belt... If you look carefully you'll see the piece that the bolt tightens against slip after he tightens it. Mine did to before I found it has such a high torque spec. Like I said, it's a shitty design...

Great video!!!!! I however, recommend replacing tensioners and pulley assembly after seized water pump, in addition to replacing the O rings in the rear of the transfer pipes. My reasoning is, if your car has enough mileage to have seized a water pump, those o rings are the same age and ready to be replaced. Otherwise you'll find yourself repeating the job for a leak and or noisy operation resulting from a faulty tensioner or pulley. Happened to me on a 2002 E65 4.4. If you've never done this job, the only benefit to not replacing the additional parts is that when they fail, you'll find that you've completed the tear down in less than 30 minutes.

Can you make a video in replacing the starter having some issue taking of top bolts

Your buddy owes you a beer.

hello jason what is the model of that impressive pliers/grips you use?

Hey kid, fellow E46fanatic here, I just replaced idler pulley, accessory belt, ac belt, and upper tensioner and pulley (mechanical). Still have “CHIRP” at cold idle. What am I doing wrong?? Your thoughts? You’re the best..

Hey Jason, do you still have a link to the silicone lines?

You should start working on Power stroke trucks. If your getting board of working on the same kind of vehicle. It will definitely give you a good challenge. I have a video I think you would like. The name is (what year Power stroke is the best?) the name of the channel on RU-vid is (powerstroke help) let me know what you think and if you like it! I have been watching you since you started and I think your one of the best!!

Well, that's a little more involved than the 20 minute E46 water pump swap isn't it? :)

Do you recommend switching the old thermostat with a new one for this replacement..?

Wait, so you just let the coolant drain all over the side of the road? What if a horse drinks it? lol Great vid. Big help with my 2000 e53. Thank you.

I half a 5x bmw I fix the cooler in the thermostat at the bottom from it but it’s still runs hot I’m thinking it the other thermostat on the motor are the water pump the is still on it

BWM X5 E70 2011 50i V8 bi-turbo has similar thermostat and water pump. I would replace both to save time.

good work

You should do valve seals on that motor on the car.... that will be good video

How many belts did you replace..?

My E53 4.4 is leaking a lot of coolant on the weeping hole, would it be that pipe under the intake manifold behind the pump?

I just did this last week but I think the thinner pipe tore the gasket and it's now spewing coolant everywhere. I'm gonna have to take out the intake manifold to get those pipes in place properly.

Hey brother where can I send you some questions about these E53 models?

All done on the side of the road!

Just a question what tools am I going to need for this. ? And I heard you say T50, 13 mm, and a 8 mm. Which other ones

I have a question I have a 2002 BMW 325i ive replaced a lot of old parts I have a vacuum leak, a tear in the hose at the bottom of the oil separator would this stop my car from starting? It's a weak crank but no start.

what a friend. called to fix your car at the side of the road.

You really should give the year of the vehicle.

J'ai un problème avec ponp sa krac

Replace the thermostat when you're there. It looks like a dirt ball not to mention that it got hot and dry. And will undoubtably go south sooner than later.

The e46's water pump is child's play compared to this!

I see his belt ripped up .. mine doing the same so I guess I need a water pump too...

You did a very thorough job v explaining every thing in great detail just changed my water pump it wasn't the easiest job but your video definitely helped....thumbs up

What year is this x5? I’m working on 2004

Leave it to BMW and Ford to make you buy a tool to take the fan off. Great job.

Whats the model # of that Milwaukee ratchet again ?

Do more video of e53 x5 4.4l

are you allowed to do this kind of work on the side of the road in US ? In Germany you would get somebody to call the police and then get some huuuge fine

Please more e46 headgasket v8 is for rich People

Hi 50's kid.....You said in your profile that your email address is in the about page but it isn't there. Are you still accepting emails?

That dude at 17:00 only had one horsepower.

BMW oem water pump No gasket No o rings