 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  11-04-2005, 07:25 PM | #1 | | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 10 |  Blown Head???
Has anyone seen coolant not staying in expansion tank.Coolant boils out once normal operating temp is reached. |  |  | | 11-04-2005, 07:33 PM | #2 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
boils out of where? does it overheat or just leak out of somewhere? __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray
acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts
2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles
Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 11-04-2005, 07:37 PM | #3 | | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 10 |  I had to retighten my T stat and refill..........
it overheated when I had the radiator cap off while bleeding the system.Then later after filling it again I notice the coolant would boil right out of the radiator with the cap off like a volcano | | | | | 11-04-2005, 07:41 PM | #4 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
how are you bleeding the system? the cap should be on. __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray
acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts
2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles
Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 11-04-2005, 07:45 PM | #5 | | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 10 | I forgot where I read the instruction
but I bled it with the top off | | | | | 11-04-2005, 07:47 PM | #6 | | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 10 | have you ever seen these syptoms............
still has power no white smoke and no milky oil | | | | | 11-04-2005, 08:09 PM | #7 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
here's what my bentley says about bleeding:
1) with engine cold, add coolant to expansion tank until level reaches COLD mark on tank
2) loosen BLEED SCREW on radiator expansion tank (little X cap near the cap on the expansion tank)
3) set temp controls in passenger compartment to full warm and turn ignition to on position (but do not start engine)
4) slowly add coolant until it spills from bleed screws. when coolant spilling from bleed screws is free of air bubbles, tighten screws.
5) run engine until it reaches operating temperature. after engine has cooled, recheck coolant level and top up as necessary. __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray
acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts
2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles
Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 11-04-2005, 08:44 PM | #8 | | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 10 |
Thanks but I think I have areal prob now I going back out to troubl eshoot this other problem | | | | | 11-04-2005, 09:29 PM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
It doesn't sound like a head problem.
Give us a detailed explanation of what you have done. __________________
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | | | 11-04-2005, 09:41 PM | #10 | | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 10 | Just finished bleeding the way Cali-ti said........
worked just fine.I replaced the t stat two weeks before that I bled the system no problem I had to go back and pull it again because a small class I leak.That is when It overheated when I was in the garage.I had the cap off the rad and had the heat on full blast I fill the coolant until it ran out of the bleeder but like I just mentioned cali ti said the cap should have been on. | | | | | 11-04-2005, 09:43 PM | #11 | | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 10 |
Thanks guys for the responses | | | | |
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