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Old 04-09-2011, 02:55 AM
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Originally Posted by selbycy
Had this message today, the dealer and my mechanic are quite far from my house and as it was low, I went to the nearest petrol station and used normal green coolant. That should be ok right?
You should have just topped it up with water!!! BMW use their own coolant and it is not recommended not to mix coolants!
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if I were you, I would've added distilled water rather than other coolant.
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