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on www.bigcoupe.com there is a post called "exploding heater valves" where apparently the new kind is connected by clips instead of cement. Forum members were noticing that at BEST coolant was dripping on their shoe again shortly after the change, and at WORST the valve actually bursting and dumping ...

Good to know thanks.

I have quite a bit of work needed on my 540i (typical 100k miles stuff) and the fact my wife and I are going to build a home makes me think I might try the rebuild. I have two valves, so I'll be able to test the rebuild for free (first valve was shipped free to me from a member ...

I was looking at price quotes for parts for my project this spring (clutch cylinders, door handle, heater valve for my '79 635csi), and noticed that this particular part supplier was selling replacement o-rings for heater control vavles:


http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sku/BMW/633CSi/OES_Genuine ...