Got a coolant flush and now car is losing major coolant! help

[uber.e30]

wait, so uber.e30 and Steinbachphoto are the same person? Why would you post under 2 different names?

Oops no Thats my bad. He is my buddy who recommended the site to me and was over looking at my car and was logged in and I didn't realize.

[Dark Helmet]

it doesn't need a huge tilt, but the car needs to run for a bit and belch out whatever air is trapped...

and the guage is irrelevant to the conversaion, it only measures coolant temp at ONE place...

[CorvallisBMW]

wait, so uber.e30 and Steinbachphoto are the same person? Why would you post under 2 different names?

[wikolipr]

Subscribed. Having a similar issue but I found a hose that had a 1" crack in it.

Good Luck!

[steinbachphoto]

my gauge hasn't dipped past half at all or shown any signs of non normal operating temperatures.

There coolant flush station is on an uphill, perhaps not drastic enough. how much higher should the front of the car be.

And they seem cooperative, they already agreed to pay the bills of my car going to the proper European car shop.

[Dark Helmet]

shop didn't bleed the system at all... huge air pockets remain...

[nrubenstein]

Did they lift the front of the car and bleed it properly?

If not, you've probably got air in the system that's causing the coolant in the reservoir to overflow and the car to overheat. Of course, after all this overheating, you might have a bad head gasket too. That would be their fault, but good luck making it stick.

[uber.e30]

I've been having car issues and a friend recommended this site to ask for help.

I went to get an oil change and they also checked the coolant. They said the coolant looks like it's almost water and I should get a flush. I said sure why not so they flushed my coolant and put phosphate free xerox in.

A week later my coolant light comes on. This light has never been on once in the 3 years I've owned the car, never had any coolant issues. I check the coolant and the reservoir is almost empty, about 1mm left.

I brought it back to them, they said it could just be airlock from the flush and topped it off. Again, 1 week later the same thing happened.

Brought it back and said the same thing and filled it up again. Then it happens AGAIN 1 week later.

Bring it back, pissed off this time having to go back 3 times for an issue I've never had before. They tell me to take it to our local European car shop.

He looks the car over, sees no external leaks, thinks it may be internal leaking from a head gasket or something.

Theres no smoke from exhaust, no milky oil, I don't know what it is.

Does anyone have any idea? Also how likely is it something to do with the coolant flush I got done as I've never had issues before this.

Thanks.