Low coolant level
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Originally Posted by tomwid' post='203262' date='Nov 25 2005, 10:04 AM
Stream, any advice as to which coolant to buy at wal-mart? I hate going to the dealer.
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There is no problem topping the coolant up with pure water
The reccomended solution is 50/50 ( 50% coolant , 50% water )
The New N52 powered 530i takes 10Liters, if yours went down 0,5Litres and you add 0.5L water your solution is around 52,5/47,5 which is fine
For the guys wondering how you can loose some
Remember the expansiontank cap has a opening that is pressure sensitive, and it is normal that small amounts of steam escape from it.
The reccomended solution is 50/50 ( 50% coolant , 50% water )
The New N52 powered 530i takes 10Liters, if yours went down 0,5Litres and you add 0.5L water your solution is around 52,5/47,5 which is fine
For the guys wondering how you can loose some
Remember the expansiontank cap has a opening that is pressure sensitive, and it is normal that small amounts of steam escape from it.
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Originally Posted by E60Speed' post='203552' date='Nov 26 2005, 08:56 AM
There is no problem topping the coolant up with pure water
The reccomended solution is 50/50 ( 50% coolant , 50% water )
The New N52 powered 530i takes 10Liters, if yours went down 0,5Litres and you add 0.5L water your solution is around 52,5/47,5 which is fine
For the guys wondering how you can loose some
Remember the expansiontank cap has a opening that is pressure sensitive, and it is normal that small amounts of steam escape from it.
The reccomended solution is 50/50 ( 50% coolant , 50% water )
The New N52 powered 530i takes 10Liters, if yours went down 0,5Litres and you add 0.5L water your solution is around 52,5/47,5 which is fine
For the guys wondering how you can loose some
Remember the expansiontank cap has a opening that is pressure sensitive, and it is normal that small amounts of steam escape from it.
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Originally Posted by hmc' post='209015' date='Dec 8 2005, 09:17 PM
Isn't it free to top coolant from the dealer?
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Wow, this thread is even older than when I found this forum but Slooky, I don't think it's normal that you have to add coolant every month or two. There has to be a small leak somewhere. Search for the Valley of Death issue if you do not see any other leaks from the hoses.
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