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      11-10-2012, 07:28 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by goldguilexx View Post
havent tried draining all the coolent yet so maybe its a good last ditch effort before I take it to the shop and start opening things up. I did a flush not too long ago (say 6 months or so) for just maintenance sake as my car had hit 100k miles. Ill try that this weekend.
Do you know if the car has always run the blue BMW coolant? If the wrong long life coolant has been used there is a possibility of sediment and precipitation of salts out of the coolant if incompatible types are mixed. This can lead to a clogged radiator.
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