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05-26-2018, 01:40 AM | #1 |
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Dealership did not put back coolant cap
I bought a '10 535i yesterday from a dealership. I drove home with a huge grin on my face, though half-way a warning came on for low coolant level.
Then I pulled into a gas station to get gas. It was a serviced station and when I'm finished the assistant there makes a comment on how my car is leaking something. And indeed there's a large pool of coolant under the car. I drove home, popped the hood and the coolant cap was not on. The car probably did not overheat or throw other errors, coolant temp was halfway, 120C or 248F. When the car is cooled down I will top up with distilled water. How can I be sure there is no damage caused, and if there are, what are the symptoms? |
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Take it back to the dealer ASAP and have them get it inspected.
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05-26-2018, 07:24 AM | #4 |
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2010 535i is an E60, not F10.
Neither car have a coolant temperature gauge. Refill the coolant system once its reached ambient, run the bleed procedure with the electric water pump, and put a cap on the tank. |
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05-26-2018, 03:13 PM | #5 |
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holy shit I would be pissed! I would be back to the dealer like WTF!!!!!
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05-26-2018, 06:10 PM | #7 |
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Yes, there will be a yellow warning followed by a very urgent red warning recommending you pull off the road and turn the engine off already.
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