550i coolant leak

Jww550i · 04-12-2021, 07:39 PM

As usual BMWs cheap parts the plastic fittings and the clamps will fail and cause major damage. You can change the fittings to brass and use fuel line clamps. You can order the hoses from ECPEURO because most likely they're starting to crack from the heat. A coworker waited to long and it cost him 4k to fix everything new alternator labor and parts. Its an easy fix
It should take about 1 hour

2010F07 · 04-13-2021, 02:30 PM

I ended up getting straight tees instead of the wye's cause they were at my local hardware store.

Smytty · 10-09-2023, 08:32 PM

Old thread, but does anyone know if the air needs to be purged after this repair or not?

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Jww550i New Member 15 Rep 7 Posts Drives: 2018 M550i xdrive Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 bmw x1 [0.00]	As usual BMWs cheap parts the plastic fittings and the clamps will fail and cause major damage. You can change the fittings to brass and use fuel line clamps. You can order the hoses from ECPEURO because most likely they're starting to crack from the heat. A coworker waited to long and it cost him 4k to fix everything new alternator labor and parts. Its an easy fix It should take about 1 hour
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04-13-2021, 02:30 PM	#68
2010F07 New Member 0 Rep 7 Posts Drives: 2010 BMW 550i GT Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Oregon iTrader: (0)	I ended up getting straight tees instead of the wye's cause they were at my local hardware store.
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10-09-2023, 08:32 PM	#69
Smytty Private 12 Rep 61 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	Old thread, but does anyone know if the air needs to be purged after this repair or not?
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