Simple BMW 2002 Winter Overheating Cure

In the winter, when the outside air temperature decreases, the BMW 2002 thermostat does not function well because it is detached from the engine block and directly in the path of air flowing through the radiator. Instead of wrapping insulating material around the...

BMW 2002 Radiator Solder Joints

Check the solder joints that hold the radiator core and top to the side mounting plates. This joint can break, allowing the radiator to fall back into the fan, self-destructing both. Don’t ask how I know! Author: Eric Schoenholz

BMW Radiator Re-coring

If the cooling fins at the bottom of your BMW 2002 radiator are rusty, or if there are leaks there, and your car is old enough that you’ve been thinking of doing something about it since it ran so hot last summer — just take it to a good radiator shop and...