I too have just experienced this on my M50i. That system is pretty tightly buttoned up, and under normal circumstances, should never leak. You don't want to just add water, especially this time of the year when things could freeze, so you might want to find a BMW dealership and have them top it off again, and log that the issue is continuing. But, under warranty, I'd let BMW deal with it. On that engine, it did stop the leak (it was an Infinity V6), and I kept it for another 30K miles without issues. I don't remember the brand, but it seems that GM sells them as an OEM part, and Barrs Leaks does, and may be their supplier for the GM products. On that one, after some research, I found some tablets that OEM builders use on the factory line for engines. Normally, there should be none, but there was a slight amount. I noticed that on one of my older vehicles. The first is annoying, and if you keep the level up, won't damage the engine, but if it's leaking into the engine, once it reaches a certain point, engine damage will occur.Īn engine oil analysis would show if there was any antifreeze getting into the oil. IOW, coolant could be leaking out into the engine bay, but it also could be leaking into the engine. If you see any abnormal discharge from the exhaust, that's a likely indication it's making its way into the engine, but if it's just getting into the oil (this is not good, either!), you may not see anything in the exhaust. A rally small leak may evaporate off of the hot engine. Especially look at the radiator end caps and the hoses. I'd pop the hood, and unsnap the engine cover, and take a really close look around to see if there was any evidence of a coolant leak if you don't notice anything on the ground after parking. This is where not having a dip stick is annoying, as you could pull it and look to see if there were any deposits on it formed when coolant mixes with your oil (sort of a light chocolate paste). For reference the weather I have been driving in has been 30-45 degrees F, so not extremely cold, it is just worrying that I have had to use so much coolant, engine temperature has been good while using. I am at 19,500 miles, so I have put on 1000 miles since the original post. I think I am going to schedule an appointment with my dealership in December when I am at home, but would like to hear if anyone in the community has experienced this and if so how to proceed. I have refilled the coolant three times so far, almost weekly. I have been putting roughly 500-600 miles every week on the car, and the low coolant message appears after a long drive every week, I have also checked and can noticeably see a decrease. I have purchased coolant from a nearby AutoZone, and filling it myself. Hey guys thanks for all the responses, they have been beneficial. Does anybody have any suggestions on how to handle this, and also if getting this message after just getting the car looked at is worrying? Thanks for any responses. I am now about 300 miles away from my main dealership and about 40-50 miles away from the closest dealership. I got the car serviced 10 days ago and they topped off the engine coolant for no charge, and claimed they did a 'full inspection'. I have probably put on about 300-400 miles making a trip from Chicago to Indiana, this morning I was greeted with another low-engine coolant warning. So about 10 days ago I had a low engine coolant warning on my BMW X5 40i, its a 2022 with around 18500 miles on it so covered under warranty. Hello everyone, I wanted to make a post as I am unsure how to handle my current situation.
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