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28nCo o la n t
Do n ot a d d c oola nt to th e c ooling
Ad d c o o la n t
s ys te m w he n th e e ngine is h ot. If
yo u a tte m p t to d o s o, e s c a p ing c oola nt
c a n c a us e b urn s .
To a vo id th e p os s ib ility o f d a m a ge la te r
on, n e ve r u s e a nyth ing o th e r th a n fa c -
to ry- a p p ro ve d , n itrite a nd a m ino-fre e
e xte nd e d -d uty a ntifre e ze with c orro s ion
inhib ito r. Yo ur B MW c e nte r is fa m ilia r
with th e o ffic ia l s p e c ific a tio ns .
Antifre e ze a nd a ntic orro s ion a ge nts a re
ha za rd ous to he a lth . Yo u s hould a lwa ys
s to re th e m in th e ir o rig ina l c onta ine r
a nd in a lo c a tio n th a t is in a c c e s s ib le to
c hild re n. Exte nd e d -d uty a ntifre e ze w ith
c orro s ion in hib ito r c onta ins e th yle ne
glyc ol, a fla m m a b le s ub s ta nc e . Fo r th is
re a s on, d o n ot s p ill a ntifre e ze w ith c or-
ro s ion in hib ito r o n h ot e ngine p a rts . It
Wa it u ntil th e e ngine c ools b e fore re -
m oving th e c a p fro m th e e xp a ns ion
ta nk. Th e n e e d le o f th e c oola nt g a uge
in th e in s tru m e nt c lus te r m us t b e lo -
c a te d in th e b lue z one . If it is n ot, th e re
is a d a nge r o f s c a ld ing.
1
Turn th e c a p s lightly c ounte rc loc k-
wis e in o rd e r to a llow a c c um ula te d
p re s s ure to e s c a p e . Th e n o p e n.
If th e c oola nt is lo w, s lowly a d d
c oola nt u ntil th e c orre c t le ve l is
re a c he d – d o n ot o ve rfill.
2
Ch e c kin g c o o la n t le ve l
Corre c t c oola nt le ve l w he n th e e ngine
is c old (a p p ro x. 6 8 7 o r 2 0 6):
The c oola nt is a m ixtu re o f w a te r a nd
e xte nd e d -d uty a ntifre e ze with c orro s ion
inhib ito r. Alw a ys m a inta in th e p re -
s c rib e d a ll-s e a s on 5 0:5 0 m ixtu re ra tio
for ye a r- ro und p ro te c tio n a ga ins t in te r-
na l c orro s ion. No o th e r a d d itive s a re
re q uire d .
Un s c re w th e c a p fro m th e e xp a ns ion
ta nk.
The c oola nt le ve l is c orre c t w he n th e
c ould ig nite a nd c a us e s e rio us b urn s .< e nd o f th e re d flo a t is a ligne d w ith th e
up p e r e d ge o f th e fille r o p e ning (re fe r
Com p ly w ith th e a p p lic a b le e nvi-
to th e a rro w in th e illus tra tio n), o r m a x. Re p la c e th e c oola nt e ve ry fo ur ye a rs .
ro nm e nta l la ws re gula tin g th e d is - 0.8 in (2 c m ) highe r, th a t is u p to th e
p os a l o f e xte nd e d -d uty a ntifre e ze w ith
c orro s ion in hib ito r.<
s e c ond m a rk o n th e flo a t (s e e a ls o th e
s c he m a tic d ia gra m n e xt to th e fille r
op e ning).
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 024 - © 07/99 BMW AG
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| Tags | BMW 323i, BMW 328i, BMW E46 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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