Topping up engine coolant

Londonboy · 04-08-2019, 12:25 PM

How often do you top up your engine coolant!?

It looks like that there two engine coolant containers (one of the left hand side of the engine (with a measuring gauge) and the other on the right).

Do you guys know which one you need to top up?

M5Rick · 04-09-2019, 02:37 PM

Yup,standing in front of car on an M5 it's the one on the right.The one on the left is for the turbo intercoolers.

drbru · 04-10-2019, 03:53 AM

watch out for the known coolant leak because you shouldnt be topping up coolant on a regular basis

Londonboy · 04-11-2019, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

Yup,standing in front of car on an M5 it's the one on the right.The one on the left is for the turbo intercoolers.

Do they both take the same type of coolant?

M5Rick · 04-11-2019, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Londonboy

Do they both take the same type of coolant?

50/50 mix blue BMW a/freeze and distilled water in both reservoirs.

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