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      06-22-2011, 06:28 PM   #1
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Q: coolant came on

1 year 135i n55, coolant light came on, is this normal? Its my DD and I do no red line my car much, maybe once a month.

Any reason? I had H
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This is normal on our cars. Just boil a pot of water and top it off. No need to run to the dealership or panic.
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Use Distilled water to top it off, you can buy it at a grocery store. You probably only need a couple of oz.
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Happened to me yesterday, topped it of with a glass of distilled water.
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I just went to the dealership and they topped it off for me at no charge
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1 year 135i n55, coolant light came on, is this normal? Its my DD and I do no red line my car much, maybe once a month.

Any reason? I had H
Its normal, just as our car go thru some oil, they also go thru some coolant as well. IF the light is on your most likley down about 1L of coolant. You can just use some distilled water or go to a dealer and have them add some coolant 50/50 mix.

Here is my DIY for checking coolant level. ONLY open the coolant exp tank when the engine is bone cold!!

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=401672&highlight=adding+coolant+d iy


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Thanks Dackelone, it was fixed months ago, and I did read your DIY before I top off my coolant with distilled water. but the funny part was, the measuring gauge are different than what you have. The gauge on my N55 are fixed on the coolant container, so I just top off till it reached the line.

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Thanks Dackelone, it was fixed months ago, and I did read your DIY before I top off my coolant with distilled water. but the funny part was, the measuring gauge are different than what you have. The gauge on my N55 are fixed on the coolant container, so I just top off till it reached the line.

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Maybe you need to take a pic of yours and post it in DIY my thread.

Thanks for letting us know.
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