N52 Bmw Coolant

Coolant Flush and Replacement - BMW N52 6 Cylinder Engine One of the most important but overlooked maintenance procedures is flushing your BMW's coolant system. The following article gives step-by-step instructions on draining, refilling, and bleeding the coolant system in all BMWs with the N52 six. This forum thread discusses the type and quantity of coolant required for BMW N52 engines.

In this video, I show you how easy it is to flush the coolant / antifreeze fluid on your BMW E90 but this will be a very similar process on my 3 series cars. Here are the repair instructions from BMW: Adhere to the following work sequence when adding coolant. - Switch ignition on - Seat heating to maximum temperature and fan to low speed (heater valves are opened and auxiliary water pump starts up).

Tightening torque 2.5 Nm. Replace sealing ring. For radiators without coolant drain plug, unlock lower coolant hose and remove.

Unfasten and detach coolant hose from thermostat housing. Operating Fluids Warning! Risk of damage! The cooling systems of BMW vehicles must only be filled with the anti. « Previous Thread Next Thread E90 N52 Engine Coolant Change.

I would get some BMW coolant (concentrated so dilute 50/50 with distilled water), drain completely, and bleed per the standard procedure. You might need to do this twice to get all the old coolant out. Even going with the branded stuff, it's not expensive and isn't worth potential damage to mix or use questionable coolant.

Mix BMW coolant 50/50 with distilled water. I used an old 1-gallon water jug, filling 1 liter of coolant and then 1 liter of distilled water to make 2 liters, which I then poured into the expansion tank. « Previous Thread Next Thread Replacing cooling system on N52.

This article gives detailed instructions on draining, cleaning and refilling the coolant system in a BMW E60/61 5 series vehicle Even though we used a 2006 E61 530xi touring wagon to perform this repair, this article can be applied to any vehicle with the N52 engine including 1,3,5,6,7,X1,X3, and Z4 models with minor modifications to the repair steps.