My 1990 325i broke down, HELP!

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Marijuanero

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Somebody Help!! My 1990 325i broke down [?|] and i need any advice to what happened and if it can be fixed for a small price

It was a cold day it had just started snowing here in Virginia, USA my car started smoking through the hood and before i know it Boom!! there was a small exploding sound in the engine and then allot of radiator fluid came out from underneath, i think its the radiator or radiator hoses. also a few hours before this happened my belts started to squeak loadly at low rpm's
its been a long time since i checked the radiator and the amount of water so...

if anyone could immiedietly give me any advice or idea on what happened that will be greatly appreciated
 
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Based on the squeaking, sounds like the water pump bearing froze up. I recently changed mine ('87 325i), took a couple hours, fairly easy job. Don't forget to bleed the air out of the system afterwards (assuming you have the closed cooling system as well).
 
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actually i was only being sarcastic on the "REALLY" part. They are pretty cheap (around $500) and if you have a heated garage and the right tools, it actually is fun.
 
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Ben said:
actually i was only being sarcastic on the "REALLY" part. They are pretty cheap (around $500) and if you have a heated garage and the right tools, it actually is fun.
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$500!?!?!? Jesus, you can buy a lower mileage M50 vanos for that much. Where do YOU find your motors? [screwy]
 
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