Need help:(

As I was driving my car yesterday Overheating notification popped up. So I couldn't drive it and had to park my car. I added antifreeze BC it was low,but my car still overheating. Wat should I do??***

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Since you keep losing coolant, you need to figure out where the leak originates. Could be any number of parts - usual culprits are expansion tank, water pump and/or radiator.

How old is your car, what model is it, how many miles does it have and what have you replaced (or not done) cooling system wise? If you give out some details, lots of smart folks (not me) on this board can help you.

Auto or man trans?
Fan working?
Overheating when rolling or stopped?
How low was fluid? How much did it take?
Any trace of coolant in the oil?
Clues Watson, we need clues.

I have a 2006 bmw330xi yesterday was first time this happen. It was first time this ever happen. When I checked collant it was very low,so I drove to BMW dealership and got some. went and filled it and still car over heating. I am due for spark plugs and that it. everything working properly just fan gets loud then gets quit slowly then goes back to being loud

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I have noooo idea abt leakage or coolant in the oil. But what I do know is that my dad noticed black stuff around front of hood inside. And said ti get that checked out. There is 120,000 miles on the car. I know I Lacked bigggg time on check up and etc but never had problems so didn't think I had to

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Pull the oil dipstick - if the oil looks milky, you blew a headgasket. If not, thank your lucky stars and get busy doing some maintenance. Given your miles and problems, you need to haul the car to a good garage so they can go over your car thoroughly to see what needs to be done. At any rate, there are many possible overheating causes and you need to get it figured out before you do real damage.

Originally Posted by BMW_1985

I have noooo idea abt leakage or coolant in the oil. But what I do know is that my dad noticed black stuff around front of hood inside. And said ti get that checked out. There is 120,000 miles on the car. I know I Lacked bigggg time on check up and etc but never had problems so didn't think I had to

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The black stuff could be from your cooling fan clutch, an indication that it's failing. You need to also determine if any cooling system components are leaking. Sometimes the system only leaks at operating temp and pressure.

Originally Posted by vandyboy

Since you keep losing coolant, you need to figure out where the leak originates. Could be any number of parts - usual culprits are expansion tank, water pump and/or radiator.

How old is your car, what model is it, how many miles does it have and what have you replaced (or not done) cooling system wise? If you give out some details, lots of smart folks (not me) on this board can help you.

Correct, at this mileage, you should replace the t-stat, water pump, expansion tank, and hoses. One of these is probably your problem. The items that are still working are on borrowed time.

Ok thanks everyone I sent it to a shop today. All those things dont.need to be replaced BC last time I had a check up guy said car is in great condition. This was right before warranty was up. That was only 20,000 miles ago. but ill keep u guys posted soon as I hear from the mechanic tomorrow

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Alright so water pump blew and all crap that goes,along with it costing me 1500 FML!

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