Thread: Coolant flush??
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      05-08-2012, 10:15 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by Clifton View Post
To add a data point to the conversation, 2003 E46's have 4 year intervals for flushing coolant. On 2004 E46 cars, BMW dropped the coolant flush from their maintenance program and called the coolant "lifetime". BMW, however, did not change or update the coolant.

Flush your coolant.
I wasn't sure of the exact year when stating "2006 or so", but I recall that my '03 Z4 still called for the 4 year flush. By 2007, my dealer initially wasn't going to cover the service but after checking, they did with no problem.

Now, due to the "new and improved coolant" I don't have to worry for the rest of my life (or is it my car's life?).

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