Blue BMW Coolant - discuss....

[nando]

because I'm not worried enough about 60 cents to waste my time looking for a cheaper alternative to something that gets replaced every 2 years. ;)

[nando]

* This has been bothering me though: My car had a headgasket replaced before i owned it at one of the dealers here in Toronto and the coolant has not been changed since. The coolant they put in was green. Is the blue stuff a more recent addition or did our cars come with it from the factory?

it's factory.

[Simon S]

While I don't enjoy paying for it, I certainly feel better about using it.

Not that big of a whoop. Coolant system health is pretty important in my book.

[u3b3rg33k]

Yeah. Blue just tastes colder.

This is a great recipe:

1oz blue BMW coolant, used 8 years, r3v style
1oz Malibu
1 dash bitters
4oz pineapple juice





EDIT: Just kidding. DO NOT DRINK THIS. IT IS POISONOUS. THANKS.

If it was good old green, 1oz with sufficient water wouldn't even be that bad. God knows how much fuel/oil/coolant/blood ends up in my mouth by the time I'm done fixing my car for the day.


Idk about the makeup of the blue stuff.

Lots of "poisonous" stuff is only poisonous in high concentrations.

Even cyanide isn't that bad in moderation. Apples and lima beans don't kill very often.

[M42Power]

Here water from the public network in an engine is pure suicide, calcary formations clog the engine.

I use blue redexx coolant