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My wife bought a gallon of BMW brand coolant from the dealer this afternoon but forgot to ask them whether we need to add water to the coolant to dilute it. Then I called the dealer's parts department and was told that we SHOULD NOT add water to the coolant. When I tried to add the coolant to my...

I am brand new to both BMW's and this forum. I have been lurking for 2 weeks (that is how long I have owned my car) reading all that I can. I have learned a lot, and done some minor grades to the cosmetics of the car, but now I have a maintenance issue that has me baffled. After I purchased the...

Hi, I have a 2002 745i - the only car in the world that combines power, grace, elegance, and beauty - that is approaching 100,000 and as such it's due for some maintenance. While I was perusing the engine bay I noticed coolant on either side of the forward part of the intake manifold - hidden...

I have a 1997 540i that I have owned for about 6 months. It has 104K miles. In the past few days, I've had a number of issues that are probably unconnected, but I am hoping for some help since I can't afford to just start replacing everything. Known issues at purchase: -Check engine light for...

My 2008 550i just hit 103k and last month my "Low Coolant" light came on, i topped of the coolant which was about 1/6 of a gallon low. After a local shop replaced my Brake pads and rotors (and break sensor) I took my car to the dealership because the I could not reset my "Brake Pad" service...

Alright.. Hello Everyone, I first want to say that this site has been a great help ever since I been a BMW Owner from DIY to answering random maintenance questions. Thank you.. So I've been a BMW owner for the last 3 years or so, and I plan on staying one, I love my 6 Series and my Wife's 3...

This is my husband's car. We just replaced my 2000 328i that began to require regular (non-coolant) repairs. The last straw was finding out that the head gasket needed replacing. We are getting to the "last straw" point with this one too... 2001 325i with recurring coolant system leaks that...

I have a 540i E39 01' it has been stalling, or just going limp, when I come to a stop sign, at first it was every 2 weeks now it's happening about 3 out of the week. Then there is my expansion tank reservoir (what holds the coolant, I' am not familiar with what its exactly called the pardon...

Problem with my 540i E39. This problem started while I was at a drive thru waiting, and my car just overheated! So I turned off a/c and opened window, it wasn't until after I started driving again did it decide to cool down. Since this has happened my outside temperature sensor will give the...

I'm new to this and i hope somebody can help me... I'm in over my head with car problems :( a few months ago my car seemed like it was overheating when i'd tow it to a shop it would be fine.. and then it would overheat again 6-8 weeks later and again nobody could diagnose the problem and it...