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      08-08-2015, 06:24 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by Silverbullete91 View Post
Came across this DIY and wondering if I should do this as preventative maitenance or wait for symtoms to appear? I have an 09 328 with about 60k miles.

I also just changed the coolant so if I go ahead and do this, would I be able to skip the coolant change as a previous poster had done by covering the holes with a rag once opened?
Wait until it leaks. When you do do it, all you need to do is drain the coolant about 2 liters, that drops the coolant level below the head and prevents a mess.
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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