Coolant Leak 2008 BMW 535xi

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02-17-2022, 03:25 AM

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seanjordan20

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I lost the flashlight in the bottom of the engine bay, not the fan area. Removing the under-carriage cover was not an issue, it fell onto a metal panel under there. I didn't have my car up on a lift, it wasn't even jacked up either. I finally was able to reach it.

That's the one thing I hate when something falls on that metal panel. It sucks worse when it rolls toward the middle. Now you have to remove it if what dropped can't be grabbed by a magnet

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02-18-2022, 11:42 PM

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That's the one thing I hate when something falls on that metal panel. It sucks worse when it rolls toward the middle. Now you have to remove it if what dropped can't be grabbed by a magnet

Yeah, that was exactly my experience. I was up top trying to get at it with my magnetic grabber for the longest, but the flashlight kept running away, it was frustrating to say the least.