Did mine 3 months ago as well! I flushed it also 3 times until I saw only clear water coming out and then I put the bmw coolant with the destilled water
just done this and took me x10 to from green coolant to clear! just half a days work . topped it up with 1:1 bmw blue coolant :). and i'll also be looking to do my oil cooler gaskets and the oil filter gaskets along side with the mickey mouse hose upgrade (another flush) and while at it i'll also clean out my vanos solenoids as it showed up "check engine light" :)
I did the coolant change on my 130i today, your vid just made clear what to do. Just a little tip, the hose clamp at the thermostat ist easier to unclip from the top with a small screw driver. In my case, about 1,9l were left in the engine block, I refilled 6.3l. Fortunately mine had the green stuff already in, as it should. Thanks for the vid :) Saved me money worth about 2 Nordschleife Laps ;)
To my rescue again! My 130i has been overheating as indicated by a yellow coolant temp light, then shortly thereafter, a red one. The yellow one comes on when the coolant reaches 120°C, and the red one at 125°C. Not good. First step is to bleed, next is checking the water pump isn't failing. Thanks mate!
Good luck, here’s a video on replacing the thermostat and water pump if you end up having to go down that path- ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fNozV2ZHlHQ.html
Thank you very much for that clear and informative video. I have a question which likely reflects my poor mechanical knowledge. Would it be terrible if I drain the radiator only and not the engine? I have big hands and little patience, so I can see myself having a lot of trouble (and possibly breaking something) disconnecting and reconnecting the radiator hose! :(
Thanks for checking out the video man. Yeah it’s not a big deal to just drain the rad, so long as the coolant you are using is the same as what came out. But to do a proper flush you really want to drain the whole lot. I would encourage you to take the other steps, it’ll increase your mechanical knowledge/competency 👍
@@e688699 yes. That’s what we should normally do. All the remaining coolant will get mixed with the tap water and then you simply keep draining it until you see clean water coming out
PLEASE HELP! Just changed the oil cooler on my e87 120i. Tried bleeding the the system but the heater doesn’t work anymore. The vehicle soon overheated after a short drive. How can I successfully bleed the cooling system in this case?
Hi mate, thank you for the video. I’ve just had the coolant amber light show when I start my 2007 1 series, diesel. Am I ok to just top the coolant up? Think I should use the BMW coolant? Thanks in advance 👍
I’ve inherited my dads 1 series, e87 with N45 engine. Checking the coolant and it’s virtually dry, the float is way down. Would you just top it up with new coolant or look at possible radiator flush and engine block drain? Thanks
What year is this? Mine is 2009 and my coolant expansion tank is not situated next to the windshade-whiper fluid ( dont know the english term) 😆 like you show on this video.. Help pls 😃
1:56 Capacity 7:14 Fill procedure I’m not filming pouring every last drop, and every other minuscule detail along the way, the video would go on for ever
My level stick is at the min level can I just top it up with G48 coolant until the stick is at the max level ? Or will I have to do the bleeding process also ? Thanks
Hi M Tech Guy. Thanks for your great series of vids! May I ask a question please? I have 1 Series E87, N47 engine, 118d. I'm going to follow your coolant change instruction, (and hopefully a flush). Does my car also have an electric pump to bleed same as your procedure as shown in your vid.? I can't seem to find the answer on the Net. Thanks Paul