May 22, 2015 · My 530xi has been giving off the low coolant warning symbol when shutting off the engine. Never appears when the car is first started. I've been monitoring the float level in the expansion tank and it remains at the same position, so, …

Feb 6, 2018 · Hello all, First time poster! I have a BMW X3 e83 3.0 2005 with 160,000km, apologies is posing a similar thread! I have a coolant leak which is causing an intermittent light on my dash. I have traced the leak to the coolant temp sensor and have ordered a new one. In addition I am also...

Dec 1, 2009 · My coolant light came on for the first time yesterday evening and it wasn't a simple matter of refilling the coolant. It turns out that my cooling system puked out more than half its coolant onto the pavement. Thinking that I fell victim to a failed expansion tank at 76k miles I changed it out (thankfully and conveniently having a spare at home).

Sep 30, 2009 · I recently had my coolant light come on intermittantly on my 2006 BMW X3. So I decided to check my coolant expansion tank. I think I had waited about an hour before opening the tank. I heard a small gurgle and hiss and noticed that the tank was full. So I kept driving the car and thinking about it. Then The coolant light came on longer.

Oct 4, 2010 · Then add straight BMW blue coolant totalling half the system's stated capacity. From there you can finish up your final bleeding with distilled water resulting in a 50/50 mixture. AM.

Inspect for any obvious coolant leaks Upper radiator hose, lower radiator hose and the water pump area. That is the fan clutch area. If all looks good. you will need to perform a cooling system pressure test and cylinder compression test to verify the head gasket is not blown.

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Jan 25, 2018 · My 08 low coolant light turned out to be the expansion tank, again, but my 07 has a tiny leak at the bottom of the radiator, that is being monitored. 07 X3 3.0Si - AT - Black with tan leatherette interior - 151k miles, RWD only

Feb 16, 2013 · Having examined BMW's coolant procedure, I believe I located the problem: The coolant level check using the expansion tank float is INVALID unless the coolant is previous filled according to BMW's procedure. There are two possibilities when the coolant light is erratic: 1. There is an actual leak causing the coolant level to run low 2.

Oct 24, 2020 · Got the low coolant light, went away after drive to work. when engine was cool, checked both reservoirs, both below min. Auto store had Peak OET European vehicle coolant. peak-original-equipment-technolog-antifreeze-+-coolant-50-50-prediluted-for-european-vehicles-- …