I get a lot of s*** for owning BMWs in America but Americans cannot take care of nothing and they want the cheapest around a lot of these cars are blown up and they need motors because people don't know what they are doing keep up the good work
if a car is engineered to run with unicorn semen for coolant instead of taking a standard 50/50 blend of DI water that's called bad engineering. And before you say it, yes, I am an engineer who builds multi-million dollar production systems and one of my most important challenges is to design systems that don't require ops teams to search for maintenance items made from adamantium claws, unicorn semen, velociraptor excrement, or any other unobtanium long lead time non-readily available items.
@@jackassrower As an engineer surely you would agree that a coolant in a system full of metal parts should probably have some anti-corrosive properties. If you've ever tried building a custom cooling system for a PC, you'll know how hard it is to make sure the entire system is built in a way that parts wont interfere with each other and cause corrosion or build-up issues. BMW made the decision a long time ago that having a system that has certain anti-corrosive properties in the coolant was the way to go. And it ain't unicorn semen. I got a BMW used that had a slight coolant leak, when I took it to my mechanic and told him I was going to manage the problem for a bit (there were other things that needed to happen so it was a budget thing), he said "just use blue. Nothing else. Just make sure it's blue". Went into the auto shop, the blue was the same price as all the other colours, I got the blue, kept it topped up, never had an issue until I got around to replacing the radiator.
Zerex G48 for mine and a brass radiator plug. Got rid of the plastic one. $12 upgrade. Have not done the aluminum mickey mouse flange yet. Also, don't forget to bleed the air from the system.
Did you drain, flush and fill or just drain and fill? My B58 came with G48 blue coolant, but I bought the newer HT-12 green for the next coolant change.
Dean, i have a 2015 430d that ive owned for 3 years! First bmw ive owned An mate you have proper open my eyes with the last few videos you have done! 😮 I’ve always changed the oil every 5,000miles as i don’t do much miles an change with the right oil. But im probably coming upto or over the gearbox, coolant, differential fluid change so just wanted to say a big thanks pal for giving us people who are not in the know about what to use! Im just curious an wondering your thoughts about diff oil and if you can do a video about the wrong and right way about this. Thanks loads and keep up the gr8 videos pal.
The reason i asked about diff is… Ive had 2 recalls at bmw, the first recall was EGR and when that was done they did a free health check thing lol and told me my diff was making a noise and they can do a top up for around £200. I didnt go ahead with that because I’ve never heard any noise myself from the diff. And id opt for removing of old diff oil and put new in. Anyways 5 months later i get a recall for airbag and they do the free health check again and nothing about the noise from the diff came up this time 🤔 in yet id done nothing with the diff oil or diff from the previous time they said something was wrong 🤷🏻 the first time they sent me a video off what they picked up on the health check and in the video there was nothing about the diff. 🤷🏻ive lost all faith in the uk bmw dealership where i live 🤷🏻 maybe there right or not i dont know… but what i do know is ive not had any problems or noise or anything from my diff… anyways i did endup ringing bmw and asking what oil to put in the diff and thay couldn’t tell me but could sell it me… so i still not 100% sure what the correct stuff is 🤷🏻 but i do know an trust your opinion and thoughts if you have time.
Thank you Soo much, I just had to replace my radiator and in a pinch we had to use prestone Did not know before that color makes a difference until my son got an VW Atlas and the coolant is Purple . It is not interchangeable . My radiator was replaced and he bled the system and BMW coolant only $30 bottle. 2015 35i X3 Xline
Im blessed to have found you I am desperate to get an honest opinion on what has happened to my car. New tires installed on 05 325xi bmw. Sailun Atrezzzo 205/55/16. Caused terrible problems felt too big . Steering wheel vibration, rubbing. Steering wheel stick turning sharp. Lurching on incline,,the engine or tranny struggled to get up the incline. Pulling to left. Took car back the dealer told me his tech checked the suspension, breaks, tranny. Etc.Claimed i was imagining what happened. But i demanded different brand of tire. So next i.had previous Cooper's installed ,drove off, stopped at a light.suddenly Steering wheel had a strong shudder then vibration..the dealer said car needed another alignment. Took it to a garage. They said it from the left front tire was out of round. . the tire dealer said they lied. I was delusional. So I had another tire dealer Replace the defective tire with new Cooper tire. BUT the vibration was less but still remains. Now the Car pulls to the right. This dealer says it's just the old car, Big question ,could driving on misfitting Sailiun tires for 30miles have caused the car to develope these ongoing problems. Car had alignment 1 month prior to Sailun plus an inspection. Only red flag was left rear shock was leaking . I'm so confused what to do now. Take it somewhere and pay $150 for inspection. And hear it's the cars fault. I will on the news for losing my mind. I wish for Xmas a reasonable explanation . Thank you for your time.
@@spokanecoldlaser it is probably a silly question but were you wheels re balanced when the tyres were fitted and did you check for warping on the brake discs? If all else fails, take it to BMW for advice.
Is it okay if you live in a hot climate. Like M I ami Flofida to use 60 percent distilled water, and 40 percent coolant ? Also I cant find Xxtream G88 bran's here. Can I use Zerex brand ? BMW Equivelant.
I had a 2005 325xi and I was putting in O'Reilly's coolant and it was Green don't use green Coolant if you have a BMW make sure the Coolant is Blue it ruined my Coolant system and my radiator and expansion tank I used the Prestone Also so take it from me I'm Bimma-B and I have a 2011 E-93 V8 Hard Top Convertible ///M3 I had 10 BMWs and I also have a 🆉🅷🅿 just got rid of my E-46 ///M3
Would never ever use something other than the anti corrosive blue OEM stuff. People are so cheap...don't use chinese parts or not OEM spec fluid it's so simple haha.
The truth with BMWs is that even if you do things right, they will still fail. I have 3 BMWs and a 1st gen Tacoma 4x4. Im always working on the BMWs. The Tacoma is bullet proof. I will trade all my BMWs for an late 90s Toyota any day!!! Im tired of 10 years of working on BMWs.
I get a lot of s*** for owning BMWs in America but Americans cannot take care of nothing and they want the cheapest around a lot of these cars are blown up and they need motors because people don't know what they are doing keep up the good work
@@andrewmccartney3020 amerikeens will never know either how to build cars nor how to fix them.
I swear i said in my mind today, 'i wish bmw doctor posts about the coolant "
Ty for the vid
Im in the US and its just cheaper to buy the BMW coolant because it comes in concentrate
The Doc knows what he is talking about. Use only BMW coolants. Research phosphates on coolant.
Cam this coolant go in any BMW engine? I have blue already in mine but I'm not sure if it's G48
if a car is engineered to run with unicorn semen for coolant instead of taking a standard 50/50 blend of DI water that's called bad engineering. And before you say it, yes, I am an engineer who builds multi-million dollar production systems and one of my most important challenges is to design systems that don't require ops teams to search for maintenance items made from adamantium claws, unicorn semen, velociraptor excrement, or any other unobtanium long lead time non-readily available items.
But here should be no problem filling our BMW with the correct type of fluids anyway.
@@jackassrower As an engineer surely you would agree that a coolant in a system full of metal parts should probably have some anti-corrosive properties.
If you've ever tried building a custom cooling system for a PC, you'll know how hard it is to make sure the entire system is built in a way that parts wont interfere with each other and cause corrosion or build-up issues.
BMW made the decision a long time ago that having a system that has certain anti-corrosive properties in the coolant was the way to go.
And it ain't unicorn semen. I got a BMW used that had a slight coolant leak, when I took it to my mechanic and told him I was going to manage the problem for a bit (there were other things that needed to happen so it was a budget thing), he said "just use blue. Nothing else. Just make sure it's blue".
Went into the auto shop, the blue was the same price as all the other colours, I got the blue, kept it topped up, never had an issue until I got around to replacing the radiator.
you gotta quit with the misleading thumbnails bruh xD
Do I have your attention now 👀
@BMWDoctor thank you for the video..keep it up my brother
I agreed with u
In his previous video about coolant charging
He recommended red 😮
@@BMWDoctor Absolutely!
@rcjoncars3860 What's the name of the video?
Very wise advice
I change mine once every 3 years. Nice vid like always 🦾
Zerex G48 for mine and a brass radiator plug. Got rid of the plastic one. $12 upgrade. Have not done the aluminum mickey mouse flange yet. Also, don't forget to bleed the air from the system.
Thank you🙏🏽This is great info💕
Great video Dean. But where is the intro music gone. Bring it back👍
Great video 👍🧰
I use BMWs ht-12 high performance lime green coolant in my csf radiator with no issues on e93 n55
Did you drain, flush and fill or just drain and fill? My B58 came with G48 blue coolant, but I bought the newer HT-12 green for the next coolant change.
Next : Diff Oil and Transfer case Oil please
Dean, i have a 2015 430d that ive owned for 3 years! First bmw ive owned An mate you have proper open my eyes with the last few videos you have done! 😮 I’ve always changed the oil every 5,000miles as i don’t do much miles an change with the right oil. But im probably coming upto or over the gearbox, coolant, differential fluid change so just wanted to say a big thanks pal for giving us people who are not in the know about what to use! Im just curious an wondering your thoughts about diff oil and if you can do a video about the wrong and right way about this. Thanks loads and keep up the gr8 videos pal.
The reason i asked about diff is…
Ive had 2 recalls at bmw, the first recall was EGR and when that was done they did a free health check thing lol and told me my diff was making a noise and they can do a top up for around £200. I didnt go ahead with that because I’ve never heard any noise myself from the diff. And id opt for removing of old diff oil and put new in.
Anyways 5 months later i get a recall for airbag and they do the free health check again and nothing about the noise from the diff came up this time 🤔 in yet id done nothing with the diff oil or diff from the previous time they said something was wrong 🤷🏻 the first time they sent me a video off what they picked up on the health check and in the video there was nothing about the diff. 🤷🏻ive lost all faith in the uk bmw dealership where i live 🤷🏻 maybe there right or not i dont know… but what i do know is ive not had any problems or noise or anything from my diff… anyways i did endup ringing bmw and asking what oil to put in the diff and thay couldn’t tell me but could sell it me… so i still not 100% sure what the correct stuff is 🤷🏻 but i do know an trust your opinion and thoughts if you have time.
Thank you Soo much, I just had to replace my radiator and in a pinch we had to use prestone Did not know before that color makes a difference until my son got an VW Atlas and the coolant is Purple . It is not interchangeable . My radiator was replaced and he bled the system and BMW coolant only $30 bottle. 2015 35i X3 Xline
Peak, zerex, and prestone all make a g48 coolant with OAT.
Is g48 the same as g11?
You should only use BMW 50/50 factory blue coolant in your bemmer or else you will definitely destroy your engine 😊😊😊
Im blessed to have found you I am desperate to get an honest opinion on what has happened to my car. New tires installed on 05 325xi bmw. Sailun Atrezzzo 205/55/16. Caused terrible problems felt too big . Steering wheel vibration, rubbing. Steering wheel stick turning sharp. Lurching on incline,,the engine or tranny struggled to get up the incline. Pulling to left. Took car back the dealer told me his tech checked the suspension, breaks, tranny. Etc.Claimed i was imagining what happened. But i demanded different brand of tire. So next i.had previous Cooper's installed ,drove off, stopped at a light.suddenly Steering wheel had a strong shudder then vibration..the dealer said car needed another alignment. Took it to a garage. They said it from the left front tire was out of round. . the tire dealer said they lied. I was delusional. So I had another tire dealer Replace the defective tire with new Cooper tire. BUT the vibration was less but still remains. Now the Car pulls to the right. This dealer says it's just the old car, Big question ,could driving on misfitting Sailiun tires for 30miles have caused the car to develope these ongoing problems. Car had alignment 1 month prior to Sailun plus an inspection. Only red flag was left rear shock was leaking . I'm so confused what to do now.
Take it somewhere and pay $150 for inspection. And hear it's the cars fault. I will on the news for losing my mind. I wish for Xmas a reasonable explanation . Thank you for your time.
@@spokanecoldlaser it is probably a silly question but were you wheels re balanced when the tyres were fitted and did you check for warping on the brake discs? If all else fails, take it to BMW for advice.
Thanx I have blue coolant in my F22, but will make sure I top up with G48.
What is ur recommendation for my 1997, Porsche 986 ??
G48 isn't available in my country,
Can i use G11 instead?
@@blackbirdabdo7950 Yes, G48 and G11 are the same, just named different.
Is G11 okay ? Its bule so i guessed its the right one
Yes, G11 and G48 are the same
OEM fluids only especially with the new mild hybrid engines
Proper maintenance will go a long way with BMWs
I have changed my msv80 n52 with msv70 n52,any thoughts
Is it okay if you live in a hot climate. Like M I ami Flofida to use 60 percent distilled water, and 40 percent coolant ?
Also I cant find Xxtream G88 bran's here. Can I use Zerex brand ? BMW Equivelant.
Well said🎉🫵😎
hi, i topped mine up when i got it with Halfords NAP-Free Hybrid Antifreeze & Coolant Ready Mixed 5L, is this ok to use? it says its for bmw, cheers
I use the Genuine BMW Coolant from BMW & it’s blue.
Thanks for your videos! 👏🏼🫶🏼
Applies to MINI too?
Yep of course mini is bmw
I only use BMW coolant or Zerex Valvoline G48 coolant
It's Aluminium..!!!!
It has to be NAP free
I had a 2005 325xi and I was putting in O'Reilly's coolant and it was Green don't use green Coolant if you have a BMW make sure the Coolant is Blue it ruined my Coolant system and my radiator and expansion tank I used the Prestone Also so take it from me I'm Bimma-B and I have a 2011 E-93 V8 Hard Top Convertible ///M3 I had 10 BMWs and I also have a 🆉🅷🅿 just got rid of my E-46 ///M3
Nunca lo aré al menos que pase algo gracias
What about green coolant
Nope only blue
G12++ on my M57
Wrong? I have no idea. Thanks.
M57 is G48 I know trust me I had enough of them
Thanks a lot, I have no idea, my mech told me that g12++ is ok, thanks again.
My b58 has green coolant it’s from factory
It is blue. HT
I did the coolant and the trans.. yikes
Would never ever use something other than the anti corrosive blue OEM stuff. People are so cheap...don't use chinese parts or not OEM spec fluid it's so simple haha.
My car was full of green prestone when i first bought it. Did a full flush and runs better than ever before. Prestone is garbage Lol
The truth with BMWs is that even if you do things right, they will still fail.
I have 3 BMWs and a 1st gen Tacoma 4x4.
Im always working on the BMWs. The Tacoma is bullet proof.
I will trade all my BMWs for an late 90s Toyota any day!!!
Im tired of 10 years of working on BMWs.
Can you use G48 with non-BMW? thank you.
BMW uses green now. I think as of 2018+