Coolant Flush

B Watts · 09-19-2020, 09:58 AM

Hey guys,

I took my car into the dealer last week and spent about $2,000 replacing a sway bar and both rear axles. I brought the car back in today because after aligning the car, my steering wheel is off center.

The SA tried to sell me on a coolant flush and oil change. I've only had the car for 3 months and don't feel like spending more money on it so shortly after dropping 2k on it.

The car has a MFD of 8/15 and has 36xxx miles. When is a coolant flush recommended? He said due to being twin turboed these cars tend to run hot but I have not experienced or seen/noticed any heat spikes so far.

Thanks in advance-trying to avoid paying any unnecessary money if I can.

hC1001 · 09-19-2020, 11:10 AM

I would probably do it every 4-5 years. Both low and high pressure. There isnt any set service interval for this platform but it uses the same coolant as previous generations and they had 4 year intervals. BMW now offers green coolant that has a interval of 2 years and is backwards compatible with blue. Stick to the blue one for longer interval
How much are they charging for coolant flush?

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B Watts Private First Class 74 Rep 139 Posts Drives: BMW M3 Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Cincinnati iTrader: (0)	Coolant Flush Hey guys, I took my car into the dealer last week and spent about $2,000 replacing a sway bar and both rear axles. I brought the car back in today because after aligning the car, my steering wheel is off center. The SA tried to sell me on a coolant flush and oil change. I've only had the car for 3 months and don't feel like spending more money on it so shortly after dropping 2k on it. The car has a MFD of 8/15 and has 36xxx miles. When is a coolant flush recommended? He said due to being twin turboed these cars tend to run hot but I have not experienced or seen/noticed any heat spikes so far. Thanks in advance-trying to avoid paying any unnecessary money if I can.
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hC1001 Captain 591 Rep 988 Posts Drives: E36 M3, F80 M3 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Brooklyn, NY iTrader: (4)	I would probably do it every 4-5 years. Both low and high pressure. There isnt any set service interval for this platform but it uses the same coolant as previous generations and they had 4 year intervals. BMW now offers green coolant that has a interval of 2 years and is backwards compatible with blue. Stick to the blue one for longer interval How much are they charging for coolant flush?
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