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      07-20-2018, 06:05 PM   #339
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Drives: 2011 e92 335xi 6mt
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Location: Victoria BC

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Originally Posted by maddmatth View Post
For me this persisted after a new water pump, thermostat and coolant cap. I could see stains around the coolant cap area sometimes

Workshop finally decided it had to be something in the engine, opened it up and found one of the headbolts was loose.
It was a huge job, engine had to come out. Luckily I had an aftermarket warranty to cover most of the cost.
Must have been a factory fault that the last owner ignored.

Now 1 year on and 10 000km, no coolant light yet...

I'm at 160 000km now.
That's scary - what happens if left ignored?
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