Car heat up then upper radiator hoses broke

Asked by Jose May 01, 2018 at 09:48 PM about the 2006 BMW 3 Series 325i Sedan RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I was driving my car then the heat up light came up I pull
off to the side to cool it down and then after 5 min I turn it
on but it kinda didn’t wanted to turn on I drove it 20 feet
then the upper radiator hoses blow and a lot smoke was
coming off ,the car turn off but then I turn it back on to
move it and it turn on but I don’t wanna put a new hoses
because I don’t know if the thermostat is broken too

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Not to come off as rude, but a run-on sentence is very hard to keep up with. Use periods. Now, you'll have to replace the hose either way. Being a 2006, it would probably be a good idea anyway to change the thermostat simply because of age. First you need to find out exactly what caused the car to overheat. Being that you had a lot of steam I take it the car still had coolant, so that hose may or may not have been the root cause. I'd be more concerned about overheating the car though if it was overheating for more than a minute or two. These aluminum engines do not handle overheating well.

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