Coolant

shark715 · 11-26-2011, 01:57 PM

Just noticed I need to top off the coolant on my '11 50i. What coolant do I need? The owners manual says BMW's own coolant is recommended, but the dealers here are closed for the weekend, and I assume there are acceptable substitiutes at a lower price. Thanks in advance for you help.

Cravin · 11-26-2011, 03:49 PM

BMW only.

And by top off, is it at the minimum mark already? I would think that with a car that new, you should look as to why you're losing so much anti-freeze.

I just had a cracked radiator replaced in my X5, and the SA mentioned that it's a quite frequent issue. May want to get the system checked out.

shark715 · 11-26-2011, 05:34 PM

Thanks for the reply. Yes, just below the min mark, but apparently not enough below to initiate a "low coolant" warning message. BTW, does anyone know when BMW specifies the coolant be changed? I see nothing in the manuals, thanks.

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Cravin Enlisted Member 2 Rep 31 Posts Drives: 2008 X5 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Westchester NY iTrader: (0)	BMW only. And by top off, is it at the minimum mark already? I would think that with a car that new, you should look as to why you're losing so much anti-freeze. I just had a cracked radiator replaced in my X5, and the SA mentioned that it's a quite frequent issue. May want to get the system checked out.
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shark715 Captain 166 Rep 860 Posts Drives: '11 X5 50i, '16 M235xi vert Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the reply. Yes, just below the min mark, but apparently not enough below to initiate a "low coolant" warning message. BTW, does anyone know when BMW specifies the coolant be changed? I see nothing in the manuals, thanks.
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