Refill coolant

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Tim92gts
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Any brand can break down, the first DB9 I saw was on the back of a lorry at the dealers being taken back to the factory. Brand new and dead!

Don't mention Maserati, my last Ford had disintegrated after five years.
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Sorry to hear of the problems Marra.
I hope your dealer is at least dealing with it all and have a solution for you. And a good loaner šŸ˜‰.
For me itā€™s about how problems are dealt with as any brand or item can have a problem.

Hope you get no more issues and itā€™s hard when coming from a faultless car previously.
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I notice my coolant level is a few millimetres under minimum. I feel a bit of a Ginny running to OPC about it but donā€™t know what to do about it. Tempted to lug in a pint of tap.
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Tom 2000 wrote: ā†‘Wed Jan 10, 2018 6:57 pm I notice my coolant level is a few millimetres under minimum. I feel a bit of a Ginny running to OPC about it but donā€™t know what to do about it. Tempted to lug in a pint of tap.
When I spoke to the OPC, the guy was 100% certain there would be nothing wrong with my car but suggested I bring it in for testing for my peace of mind - they are now talking about the possibility of taking the engine out! If in doubt, take it in, it's what the warranty is for.
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Post by PSEE »

If a vehicle is 'using coolant' it begs the question, "Where is it going?". Well, it's:

1. leaking from the cooling system to the outside

2. leaking through a flaw in the head gasket and getting into the oil - which would result in higher 'oil' levels

3. leaking through a flaw in the head gasket and into the combustion chamber and getting turned into steam.


1. should yield some sort of trail. BMW techs add a dye to the coolant, then use a black light to look for any
seepage.

2. will result in oil that looks kind of like a milkshake - and is losing its lubricating properties as it's contaminated
with (water) coolant

3. will reveal itself in clouds of white (steam) exhaust - or maybe not clouds if the leak is tiny.


A properly running vehicle should NOT 'use' ANY coolant. What that dealer or dealer rep said was close to pure
sh*te...

:shock:
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PSEE wrote: ā†‘Wed Jan 10, 2018 9:41 pm If a vehicle is 'using coolant' it begs the question, "Where is it going?". Well, it's:

1. leaking from the cooling system to the outside

2. leaking through a flaw in the head gasket and getting into the oil - which would result in higher 'oil' levels

3. leaking through a flaw in the head gasket and into the combustion chamber and getting turned into steam.


1. should yield some sort of trail. BMW techs add a dye to the coolant, then use a black light to look for any
seepage.

2. will result in oil that looks kind of like a milkshake - and is losing its lubricating properties as it's contaminated
with (water) coolant

3. will reveal itself in clouds of white (steam) exhaust - or maybe not clouds if the leak is tiny.


A properly running vehicle should NOT 'use' ANY coolant. What that dealer or dealer rep said was close to pure
sh*te...

:shock:
It's the first of your options. The technician pressure tested the coolant system and found a leak - current problem is that they haven't identified exactly where the leak is - they believe it is coming from the cooler and have ordered one.
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Post by Macman »

Did the new ā€œcoolerā€ fix the problem? Iā€™ve noticed my 1 year old S using coolant slowly over the past few weeks. I agree with those who have said these cars should use no coolant at all, so I suspect a small leak somewhere. It always helps dealers if you can tell them about other peopleā€™s experiences of leaks, so Iā€™m interested in how you got on.
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