RE: Antifreeze

["Robert Duckworth" <rduckwor1@xxxxxxx>]

Hey, anti-freezer is just like oil.  We all have our favorite and everybody
else has their heads up their A$$.  I say if it works for you, then that's
what you ought to do.  Even the great and powerful BMW isn't right all the
time.  Look at the E46 M3 motor for example.

Lord knows, we are big boys and will be expected to pay for our own mistakes
at this stage of the game.

I have an 86 325e that is running on the green stuff and is well over 200K
by now, the iX is at 135K with orange stuff and the six is around 125K with
blue stuff.  Leaks are a colorful experience in my garage.  Besides, it may
all be just marketing hooey.

Bob

- -----Original Message-----
From: Ron Buchalski [mailto:rbuchals@domain.elided]
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 2:34 PM
To: alex.fadeev@domain.elided; rduckwor1@domain.elided
Cc: bmw@domain.elided; owner-bmw@domain.elided
Subject: Re: Antifreeze


As stated in the link that I included (and read the same thing on other
pages), there seems to be an issue with Dex-Cool when:

- - the level gets too low
- - the car isn't used very frequently
- - thorough cooling system flushing isn't done

Perhaps I didn't flush the system the proper way?  I installed the Prestone
Flush and Fill kit on the E30, with a hose attachment inserted into a heater
hose, and reverse flushing the system so that everything comes out of the
radiator neck.  The drawback to this method is that the system is being
flushed with cold water from a hose.  Alex used a different method (which I
also found while searching the Dex-Cool links today), so maybe my f**kup
caused the problem?

Anyhow, I seem to have no problems with non Dex-Cool systems, so I'll stick
with it!

Ron Buchalski
BMWCCA #76387
1995 E36 M3
1993 E34 525iT
1999 Mazda Miata




>From: alex.fadeev@domain.elided
>To: rduckwor1@domain.elided, "Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@domain.elided>
>CC: "BMW DIGEST (E-mail)" <bmw@domain.elided>, owner-bmw@domain.elided
>Subject: Re: Antifreeze
>Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 14:01:37 -0600
>
>Bob,
>I also run Dex-Cool in both of my bimmers. Both had the prior BMW coolant
>thoroughly drained and flushed. Filling the car with water and bringing it
>to operating temps with heater set to full blast help to flush the
>remnants of the old coolant out of the heater core. Neither car shows any
>signs of sludging or temp fluctuations.
>I remember reading warning against mixing BMW coolant with Dex-Cool, but
>do not recall the details.
>I have nothing against BMW coolant, other than the skyrocketing price
>courtesy of the local dealers. As long as it was in the $5-10/gallon
>range, I kept bending over. Once it went to $15-20/ per the same gallon, I
>switched.
>Two blown E36 radiator necks, one at 69K the other at 52K miles, did not
>encourage much loyalty to BMW coolant either.
>
>YMMV,
>alex f



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