Joe Gearin
Joe Gearin Associate Publisher
5/18/14 1:32 p.m.
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Every car has its faults. You’ll hear Internet chatter about the subpar interior quality and annoying check-engine lights of these BMWs, but the fragile cooling systems are perhaps their most troubling problem. All these cars, from the four-cylinder base model to the halo M3, have radiators with plastic entry and exit openings. After 80,000 to 100,000 miles–figure seven to 10 …

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CLNSC3
CLNSC3 HalfDork
11/18/20 5:43 a.m.

Do I see green coolant in the expansion tank in that picture? You guys should be ashamed of yourselves!

Olemiss540
Olemiss540 Reader
11/18/20 6:56 a.m.

No wonder the crummy stock radiator failed after only 16 years and 155k miles!

Edit: Lol to bump a 7 year old story to comment on its coolant color.

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