But many, if not most, of us have needed to replace a water pump. The inner water pump seal is subjected to pressures up to 18 psi and boiling hot water and antifreeze that age and stiffen its rubber.

BMW is recalling 720,796 vehicles due to an issue involving a faulty seal on the water pump, which may cause a fire. The recall spans 12 models from the 2012 to 2018 model years, including the Z4 ...

The NHTSA BMW recall report describes the issue as "a water pump that, due to insufficient sealing, could, over time, be susceptible to fluid ingress at the electrical plug connector." It ...

4. Carefully break the seal between the pump and the engine’s front cover when removing the original water pump. There is an O-ring present in the nearby coolant-to-oil cooler tube that you don ...

(WSPA) – BMW issued a recall for more than 720,000 cars last week. On August 13, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration posted a recall notice which included popular BMW models including ...

The problem has been linked to "insufficient sealing of the water pump," according to the document. BMW submitted the recall report to the NHTSA a week ago. The NHTSA has since tweeted about it.