Radiator Leak: Help!

SteveSpy · 12-08-2015, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by aboulfad

Will you get it soon? Hope they have the parts for you.

Je l'aurai la semaine prochaine... Mercredi au plut tard...

:'(

SteveSpy · 12-08-2015, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluex

No way you can avoid pebbles, rocks or any sort of road debris.....it happens, no matter how cautious you are (you can guess how I know).

For example, this past Sunday am, it's fairly early, 7am and i'm driving on a 2 lane somewhat back road that has a center median area (no divider) and i'm casually going to Wawa to get my coffee and out of the blue this guy in a Prius must go FLYING by me at 80mph on the center median area kicking up all sorts of ridiculous debris that nailed my car. When the median ended a bit up the road, he just went flying by traffic on the shoulder, again, kicking up all sorts of debris.

You'd think a quiet road, early in the morning (on a Sunday no less) would be a safe time for no incidents......there is no safe time. Shit happens when it happens.....you pick up and move on. Gotta drive your car.

OP, glad it was nothing super serious, but sorry that you're out the $500 deductible

Tru dat...

aboulfad · 12-08-2015, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveSpy

Je l'aurai la semaine prochaine... Mercredi au plut tard...

:'(

Je suis vraiment desole, c'est plate comme on dit au Quebec

translation to our friends: he will get next week Wednesday so he's out of his baby for one week! Ok and French accents don't work well with this app

SakhirM4 · 12-08-2015, 03:16 PM

Gotta avoid the construction zones - they can be hell on radiators

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SteveSpy · 12-08-2015, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by aboulfad

Je suis vraiment desole, c'est plate comme on dit au Quebec

translation to our friends: he will get next week Wednesday so he's out of his baby for one week! Ok and French accents don't work well with this app

Chrisse de tabarnak de colisse d'osti de calver.

That's really how I feel.

aboulfad · 12-08-2015, 04:21 PM

So you're a quebecer living in Texas! I guess you don't miss the cold, eh? I am sorry again, the first damage to our cars really hurt, always look on the bright side, no car panel body damage, that in my experience can never be brought back to OEM quality. Replacing parts is mostly fine, but I gotta admit when my windshield was cracked, I called my wife and was almost gonna cry! Us and our big toys.

V1.47fan · 12-08-2015, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SakhirM4

Gotta avoid the construction zones - they can be hell on radiators

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Did you develop a sense of humor after i posted the radiator stop leak product?

SakhirM4 · 12-08-2015, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by V1.47fan

Did you develop a sense of humor after i posted the radiator stop leak product?

I've had a sense of humor my entire life .....

SteveSpy · 12-08-2015, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by aboulfad

So you're a quebecer living in Texas! I guess you don't miss the cold, eh? I am sorry again, the first damage to our cars really hurt, always look on the bright side, no car panel body damage, that in my experience can never be brought back to OEM quality. Replacing parts is mostly fine, but I gotta admit when my windshield was cracked, I called my wife and was almost gonna cry! Us and our big toys.

Yap. A beautiful sexy attractive Quebecer living in beautiful sexy no-tax Texas, merci bonjour la visite

georgere · 12-08-2015, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveSpy

Drops of a green blue fluid are on my garage floor this morning and I think they've been accumulating there for a while. Is this radiator fluid? Can anybody confirm this?

nah, must be sprite or something - it is your wife/gf/kids playing jokes since you been so happy about your new M3

but seriously I want to know what it was at the end.

georgere · 12-08-2015, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveSpy

Yap. I called my insurance company and it is covered so I'm going to be out only $500 (deductible)...

That will teach me never to go through a construction site again.

what insurance?

SteveSpy · 12-08-2015, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by georgere

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Originally Posted by SteveSpy

Drops of a green blue fluid are on my garage floor this morning and I think they've been accumulating there for a while. Is this radiator fluid? Can anybody confirm this?

nah, must be sprite or something - it is your wife/gf/kids playing jokes since you been so happy about your new M3

but seriously I want to know what it was at the end.

Read this entire post and you'll know.

myzmak · 12-08-2015, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveSpy

Chrisse de tabarnak de colisse d'osti de calver.

That's really how I feel.

Calisse.

Sorry to hear about all that Steve.

SteveSpy · 12-08-2015, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by myzmak

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Originally Posted by SteveSpy

Chrisse de tabarnak de colisse d'osti de calver.

That's really how I feel.

Calisse.

Sorry to hear about all that Steve.

Yea I know. The worst part about all this isn't really the radiator, the worst part about it all is that in about two weeks time I'll have sold Candy and I'll be off this forum because I won't be able to take the pain of seeing all these beautiful F8X's knowing I no longer have mine, and won't get another one for a long time to come...

SakhirM4 · 12-08-2015, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveSpy

Yea I know. The worst part about all this isn't really the radiator, the worst part about it all is that in about two weeks time I'll have sold Candy and I'll be off this forum because I won't be able to take the pain of seeing all these beautiful F8X's knowing I no longer have mine, and won't get another one for a long time to come...

W-H-A-T ???

boss2k · 12-08-2015, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveSpy

:mad0 260:

: mad0259:

Rock hit the radiator. $1,800 for replacement.

How did rock hit the radiator and damage it? Where did it enter from and why the heck it's not covered under warranty ?

Is your auto insurance covering it?

SteveSpy · 12-09-2015, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by boss2k

How did rock hit the radiator and damage it? Where did it enter from and why the heck it's not covered under warranty ?

Is your auto insurance covering it?

In entered from the grill. My auto insurance is covering it.

SteveSpy · 12-09-2015, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by SakhirM4

W-H-A-T ???

I'll PM you.

verruckt · 12-09-2015, 10:45 AM

Hmmm maybe IND can make us a $800 radiator protector

SakhirM4 · 12-09-2015, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by verruckt

Hmmm maybe IND can make us a $800 radiator protector

I doubt that the IND protector would have any impact on this.

georgere · 12-10-2015, 12:21 AM

what if you install some mesh? at least it will protect from larger rocks

acarrick29 · 04-10-2017, 11:35 AM

This same exact thing just happened to me last night on the highway while I was going slightly over the speed limit.

low coolant messaged came up, so I popped the hood and there was coolant all over.

Took it into the dealer and I got quoted the exact same amount.

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