F30 340i B58 -- Coolant

reyoasian · 08-01-2017, 09:59 AM

Does BMW require a specific coolant to be used? (e.g. G13 for VAG vehicles).

John in VA · 08-06-2017, 02:38 PM

Rowe is an OEM supplier to BMW (among other German manufacturers) and their coolant is a monoethylene glycol basis that meets BMW N60069.0 standards. I'd imagine you could purchase the proper coolant at the dealer as well.

lens · 08-06-2017, 03:29 PM

You can also use Prestone 50/50 premix as well to top up. It is a coolant that is monoethylene glycol based as well.

CRJdriver · 08-15-2017, 11:41 AM

Just add distilled water...primary function of ‘coolant’ is combat freezing levels. Secondary is lube the water pump so mixing brands/chemicals could be bad...

Water cools. Race cars run straight water for a reason.

F32Fleet · 08-26-2017, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by reyoasian

Does BMW require a specific coolant to be used? (e.g. G13 for VAG vehicles).

Yes. Just top off with distilled water first and monitor. If you continue to see a drop in coolant level then you have a bigger issue.

BMW branded coolant is cheap (approx $25/gallon)

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