How will I know if my E60 is overheating????
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so lately I have been seeing only two bars it doesn't go any lower than that but still I see you said 3 as your lowest so I'm wondering is having only the 2 bars mean I'm running hot? Granted I live in mid/nor cal & over last week or so it has been starting to get really hot here.
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ok thanks, yea no alarm/warning of any kind. I checked coolant an its not low, however there was some, I guess you would consider it run-off but it was dried up on tank and had dried anwhitish color and I remember reading something about this happening in a post while back and if I remember correctly It had something to do with something electronic malfunctioning but have to hunt for post to be positive.
One other question I have is if anyone knows what the average/normal temp. that our transmission's should be showing on secret obd2 temp gauge?
One other question I have is if anyone knows what the average/normal temp. that our transmission's should be showing on secret obd2 temp gauge?
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My Ride: 2009 535i Sport
Model Year: 2009
Engine: N54
you will know when the car gets too hot, a yellow overheat warning and tone will show on DIC.
if it really starts to overheat, a red overheat warning will show.
Example
if you don't have an owners manual, get one.
if it really starts to overheat, a red overheat warning will show.
Example
if you don't have an owners manual, get one.
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ok thanks, I checked coolant and its still full however I'm unsure when the last flush was or if ones even been done on the car is that something I should look into as a form of preventive maintenance or more something to look into if a problem ever pops up?
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My Ride: 2009 535i Sport
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I wouldn't worry about it at all, unless you start having problems. Your coolant should be fine for a long long time.
It's more likely that you'll have to replace the water pump, thermostat, radiator, expansion tank, etc. before long anyway
It's more likely that you'll have to replace the water pump, thermostat, radiator, expansion tank, etc. before long anyway
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ok thanks, I was trying to decide if I should flush my coolant system or not, the car is 14 years old with 120k miles on it but I have no idea if it has ever been done before or not, and I do know that something is going on with it because on real hot days after driving my car for awhile when I get home an open the hood there is dried up white spots all over the engine bay and from what I understand the spots are dried up coolant so it is either leaking a tiny bit making it a spray or its coming from the valve on the expansion tank but from location of spots, since there are all over, its hard to say whats the cause, I will take a pic later on today.
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