While I had the sub frame down doing the oil pan gasket, I decided to tackle the water pump and thermostat as it gives you so much more access to the hose clamps and the bolts for the water pump. The water pump did come in a continental box and branding on the water pump itself since VDO is owned by Continental, makes sense. This kit gives you everything including bolts for the water pump however the 2 10mm bolts for the thermostat are not included so make sure to keep the 2 thermostat bolts when removing. This should be every n54/n55 owner’s preventative maintenance to prevent limp mode and possible overheating issues in the future.

This kit is legit. Awesome

This kit that came to me was perfect. I started noticing my fan was making a jet engine noise when i had the heat on at idle. didnt think much of it at the time. then i started noticing the sound and bad idle a week after. Later i noticed my accelerator was working when it wanted and the car was jerking when it did work. i didnt know where to start looking i troubleshot on the beemer forums no luck. after driving around the city for like 10 miles i noticed when i arrived at my destination my car told me drive moderately the engine temps are hot. it was a pretty cold day. i did some research and found out these water pumps are to be changed out every 40k-60k miles. my car has 78k miles. I figured id solve the overheating issue and then deal with the accelerator pedal later on. im no mechanic but i installed this whole kit myself. took my 12 hours. but it got done. buttoned it all up did the bleed procedure no leaking no issues no overheating. to my surprise it also solved my acceleration issue im guessing the faulty pump was messing with electronics. who knows but thanks to this kit my car is running strong !

Was perfect fit, no issues. Makes you feel confident after putting in all the work to replace the pump and thermostat that you will have no issues.

My waterpump had the dreaded failure at 35k miles. Since the car was well past CPO (2012 335i) when it happened (Dec 2020) I bought the replacement from FCP with full confidence. Install was a PITA, but haven't had problems since.

Fits perfectly and good quality.

Great service as usual FCP!

works amazing!

Been running this replacement for over a year now and I gotta say, with the videos they have available they really make it easy for us beginners to do these expensive dealer jobs at home. Way to save us over 1000 bucks!

I have had it installed since shortly after receiving and have had no problems. Great quality and service from FCP Euro