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Old 02-13-2008, 02:36 PM
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Dealer says there is no need to change coolant, it's lifetime. I never hear of this.
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Originally Posted by bbrase' post='531099' date='Feb 13 2008, 06:36 PM
Dealer says there is no need to change coolant, it's lifetime. I never hear of this.
When BMW started paying for the maintenance, a lot of the fluids became "lifetime fill".

If you're planning on keeping the car for more than 100,000 miles, I'd have it changed.
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