BMW X5 E70 N52 Replace Water Pump WITHOUT Thermostat Easiest

Quick overview of DIY project, thermostat was good and I didn’t want to spend time on removing its hoses, so I just replaced the water pump 1) disconnected the battery 2) jack up the passenger side for better access (didn’t remove the wheel), took the bottom trays off 3) removed electrical sockets from water pump and thermostat 4) took thermostat housing screws (x2) off 5) took the lower water pump screws (x2) off 6) disconnected upper expansion tank pipe 7) unscrewed the water pump hose clamps 8) pulled the lower hose out to drain the coolant 7) disconnected the fan and took the fan housing out after taking the top bar and air intake 8) loosened the top water pump screw 9) pulled the water pump out to disengage the upper hose (I didn’t take the aluminum pipe off) 10) took the water pump out (from top) 11) put the new water pump in 12) inserted the upper hose and tightened the clamp, followed by the lower hose 13) put the new water pump screws loosely (2 lower and one upper) 14) tightened the upper water pump screw followed by the lower ones 15) put the thermostat housing retaining screws (x2) in and tightened 16) reconnected the water pump and thermostat electrical sockets 17) put the fan back in with top bar and air intake 18) reinserted upper expansion tank pipe into the socket 19) filled in the new coolant 20) reconnected the battery, took the jack off 21) followed the bleeding procedure with engine off (see videos on this) 22) started the car and monitored the...