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Well, I fixed my "new" BMW up to non-drivable, and now need help.
I live in Germany, and bought a beater, 150K mile 1994 316i. It runs strong, and I picked it up cheap. Anyway, I changed the oil, oil filter and air filter--all was going good. But we had freezing weather hitting, and I checked the antifreeze with one of the little prestone antifreeze gauges. It showed hardly any protection at all, so I went and grabbed a jug of Prestone to put in so I wouldn't crack the block. I know that BMWs are supposed to have phosphate free "genuine BMW" antifreeze to prevent aluminum corrosion, but I figured in a pinch, anything was better than nothing. I did not flush out the whole system. Instead, I just drained the radiator from the bottom when it was warm. I filled it back up with a mix of Prestone and water. Now the problem: (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) The car now overheats, but the heater stays cold. The main hoses to and from the radtiator to the block heat up though, and the water in the radiator gets hot too, indicating to me that the themostat is still working. What did I do? Did I air-bind the water pump? Did I knock loose a chunk of corrosion and clog up a passage somewhere? Or maybe something else? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Thanks in advance for any help or advice! |
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Gotta burp it, like a baby
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