I just learned that NAPA (hopefully throughout DC area) has Mobil 1 synthetic oil on sale for less than $35 (case of 6). If you do your oil changes at DIYs try to buy your BMW parts from DIY hosts...

Bob,

Thanks for the reply. However, Im not sure what you meant by using a "drift" to open the nut up. Thanks.

I'm looking for a way to get stripped water pump nuts off. YouTube is usually good for quick little videos of others and how they solved their problem but I have not seen one that helps for this. The...

Yes indeed, Zack. You two have had a great run. All the DIYs were exactly what kept the romance going.

I wanted to see if there were any other opinions on diagnosis for this problem. Got the car 6 months ago in warm weather and never noticed any problems. Now with temps in the 40s, heat would be nice....