Thermostat Wahler or OEM BMW
A proper Wahler thermostat is what solved it.
I just put a new Waller in every 8 to 10 years when it comes time to redo the cooling system. Never had a leaking or stuck thermostat but we do live in Southern California, so I think things tend to last longer Here
I've had a Wahler fitted for 1.5yrs and everything's ok so far
Thermostat is an bmw part so its fine
Spend slightly extra and get a quality OEM Wahler thermostat.
I've replaced my thermostat with a new wahler one and I have the same problem which is that it openes at around 70°C and cools my engine to almost 50°C, from what I understand the thermostat is mechanical and electronically assisted to open faster/wider
I just replaced the original thermostat at 90,000 miles because at highway speeds it would run slightly cold and took a while to warm up from cold. The new wahler replacement takes just as long and will actually run cold intermittently when not on highway. Occasionally it won’t deviate from center on the highway.
My tstat is wahler. People said that it was better than Mahle. But I found it similarly poor.
Thermostat was ALSO replaced when the water pump was, with a Wahler unit. Guess I got 10k miles out of it?
I replaced the t-stat with a genuine part and again no luck.
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