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46nCo o la n t
Do n ot a d d c oola nt to th e c ooling
To a d d c o o la n t
s ys te m w he n th e e ngine is h ot.
Es 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
p ro te c ta nt. Yo ur a uth orize d B MW c e n-
te r is fa m ilia r w ith th e o ffic ia l s p e c ific a -
tio ns .
Antifre e ze a nd a nti- c orro s ion a ge nts
a re h a za rd ous to h e a lth . S to re a nti-
fre e ze a nd a nti- c orro s ion a ge nts in th e ir
orig ina l c onta ine rs w he re th e y a re in a c -
c e s s ib le to c hild re n.
Exte nd e d -d uty a ntifre e ze with c orro s ion
inhib ito r c onta ins e th yle ne g lyc 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 orro s ion in -
hib ito r o n h ot e ngine c om p one nts . It
c ould c a tc h fire a nd c a us e s e rio us
b urn s .<
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 te m p e r-
a tu re 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 zone ; o th e r-
wis e , th e re is a d a nge r o f s c a ld ing.
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S ta rt b y tu rn ing th e c a p c ounte r-
c loc kw is e . P a us e to a llow a ny a c c u-
m ula te d p re s s ure to e s c a p e , th e n re -
m ove th e c a p
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If th e c oola nt is lo w, s lowly a d d c ool-
a 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.
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 87/206):
Un s c re w th e c a p fro m th e e xp a ns ion
ta nk.
Com p ly w ith th e a p p lic a b le e nvi-
ro nm e nta l la ws re gula tin g th e d is -
p os a l o f e xte nd e d -d uty a ntifre e ze w ith
The c oola nt le ve l is c orre c t w he n th e
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 to
th e a rro w in th e illus tra tio n o r th e s c he -
m a tic d ia gra m n e xt to th e c a p ).
c orro s ion in hib ito r.<
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 .
Re p la c e th e c oola nt e ve ry fo ur ye a rs .
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| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 1999 |
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