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      03-03-2024, 10:10 PM   #1
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Coolant Residue

Washed the car today and was taking a quick look under the hood to make sure everything was kosher and im seeing some coolant residue. Wondering if this is normal or if i should investigate this further.

All my past cars have been used so coolant residue was kind of normal lol. but this ones got just over 3k so i dont know. any help/thoughts would be appreciated.
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      03-04-2024, 01:00 PM   #2
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I have absolutely none of this at 6k miles so I would believe that it is not normal. Are you sure it’s not dried salt water?
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I have absolutely none of this at 6k miles so I would believe that it is not normal. Are you sure it’s not dried salt water?
thanks for the reply. im not 100% sure its not salt water, but im pretty certain its dried coolant. i guess ill shoot my bmw center an email.
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I used to get it on my 2019 430i. I kept a bottle of distilled water in the trunk to top off the coolant. Service manager said it was common with that engine.
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