Coolant .different type of color. Help help !!

Boosted_N54 · 10-05-2010, 10:11 AM

I woke up this morning to start up my car And I got message displayed "coolant low " .I hAd no time to go to BMW and I went to my nearby gas station. We opened the coolant tank and was barely coolant inside. The guy that worked there put a red type of coolant inside. And I was told that I can put red or blue type of coolant in this car not green.my question is : is it ok that I did not go to BMW and it is safe that I put this type of coolant?

Boosted_N54 · 10-05-2010, 01:50 PM

Help anybody??

Boosted_N54 · 10-05-2010, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maxnix

I would run an OAT type coolant with distilled water. Percentage varies by location and expected temperatures. A little Water Wetter won't hurt either.

what is OAT?

is it ok that they just poored some kind of red coolant but i ddint see them mix water??

Dackelone · 10-05-2010, 04:11 PM

RED colored coolant is probably VAG (VW/Audi) spec.

The proper BMW coolant is dark blue/green in color. I recently added some coolant to my expansion tank bc it was getting low. No the light was not on. But still I wanted to top things up. The engine was cold when I did so. I was kind of shocked that I had to add 1/2 liter of coolant! AND the LOW COOLANT light was not even on!

This is the proper BMW coolant:

Dackel

Boosted_N54 · 10-05-2010, 09:32 PM

this is what type of coolant they put in my car

http://www.prideantifreeze.com/html/...ntifreeze.html

shodanusmc · 10-06-2010, 09:45 AM

You will not have any problem at all. Now go and worry about the economy and not the Anti Freeze!

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Dackelone European Editor 10539 Rep 22,992 Posts Drives: N54 e82 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bayern, Germany iTrader: (1)	RED colored coolant is probably VAG (VW/Audi) spec. The proper BMW coolant is dark blue/green in color. I recently added some coolant to my expansion tank bc it was getting low. No the light was not on. But still I wanted to top things up. The engine was cold when I did so. I was kind of shocked that I had to add 1/2 liter of coolant! AND the LOW COOLANT light was not even on! This is the proper BMW coolant: Dackel
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Boosted_N54 Major 180 Rep 1,310 Posts Drives: 135i N54 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	this is what type of coolant they put in my car http://www.prideantifreeze.com/html/...ntifreeze.html
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shodanusmc Captain 21 Rep 774 Posts Drives: 09 135 Vert Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicago burb iTrader: (0)	You will not have any problem at all. Now go and worry about the economy and not the Anti Freeze!
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