NOR-CAL General Chat.

[cyberkaa]

thx man.
Im feeling like the next 2 weekends are gonna be packed, for bimmerfest prep.

Yeah, totally swamped trying to get ready for the trip.

[Pantless Spency]

The only engine that doesn't totally require BMW Blue coolant are the m20b27s and m10s. All other engines you can get away with using water wetter + distiller water. It won't do anything.

But blue is wicked sick, so I'm running genuine stuff

Really? My m10 runs great on water water wetter and 2-4 cups of green coolant, I havent seen temps over the half way mark yet :D

[mbonanni]

Whoops. Lol.

It is good to see that thing out of the garage.

[JinormusJ]

Really? My m10 runs great on water water wetter and 2-4 cups of green coolant, I havent seen temps over the half way mark yet :D

Its usually not about the cooling power, but more about what kind of damage the chemicals in certain coolants do to your gaskets, hoses, and seals.

M20B25s have no problem running green coolant, but m10s and b27s will eventually corrode over extended period of time because their materials are different than b25s

[Pantless Spency]

Its usually not about the cooling power, but more about what kind of damage the chemicals in certain coolants do to your gaskets, hoses, and seals.

M20B25s have no problem running green coolant, but m10s and b27s will eventually corrode over extended period of time because their materials are different than b25s

hm strange.
the m10 will be fine,
280k and most of its life on the green stuff and it looks almost new in cooling passages,


b27 on the other hand looked horrible i will probably run water water wetter and the blue stuff in that.

[Vivek]

for that m42 use only bmw coolant+ distilled, it is much less corrosive to the head. flush the block atleast once with 4gal of distilled water before adding the new coolant.

normal coolant is like $18/gal and bmw stuff is only $30/gal. for $12 more its very worth it

Which coolant is $18? I've seen BMW for like 25 I think, and normal like prestone for under ten.

BMW coolant is engineered for bmw's

Plus it the cooling system, in my eyes don't cheap out lol

Logic like that won't work with him. In his defense the car came with green and has 193xxx on it, so the engine may have had green most of it's life.

The only engine that doesn't totally require BMW Blue coolant are the m20b27s and m10s. All other engines you can get away with using water wetter + distiller water. It won't do anything.

But blue is wicked sick, so I'm running genuine stuff

So just water wetter and plain distilled water? No coolant necessary? Or like a cup of green antifreeze for the one night a year it'll go below 32? I could easily convince him to do that, especially if it's better than plain green.

[mbonanni]

Ahh my eta has green-ish stuff in it... from the po in fact.

Does being upgraded to r134a or w.e have something to do with this?

[mbonanni]

Now that I think of it, it is more of a faded/dirty blue.

[Cabriolet]

Which coolant is $18? I've seen BMW for like 25 I think, and normal like prestone for under ten.

that's the pre-diluted stuff and you need 3 of those usually. tell him to skip the 2 skinny decaf lattes and get the better coolant. or have him call me and ill explain it.

[JinormusJ]

So just water wetter and plain distilled water? No coolant necessary? Or like a cup of green antifreeze for the one night a year it'll go below 32? I could easily convince him to do that, especially if it's better than plain green.

I took my green unmixed coolant and tossed it in the bucket, then I filled the empty coolant bottle with distilled water to the top and dumped that into the bucket as well. Pour into bottle and toss into coolant reservoir. Repeat as necessary.

It's fairly annoying trying to explain BMW quirks to non-BMW people.. Just put the awesome blue stuff nectar of the gods in and stop complaining. It's better to pay $25 up front than pay $400 when you bust a head gasket.. You could skimp out and buy the green stuff for $20, and it'll work, but you gotta ask yourself.. Is it worth risking it...?

[Vivek]

that's the pre-diluted stuff and you need 3 of those usually. tell him to skip the 2 skinny decaf lattes and get the better coolant. or have him call me and ill explain it.

I'll try to go buy it with him.

I took my green unmixed coolant and tossed it in the bucket, then I filled the empty coolant bottle with distilled water to the top and dumped that into the bucket as well. Pour into bottle and toss into coolant reservoir. Repeat as necessary.

It's fairly annoying trying to explain BMW quirks to non-BMW people.. Just put the awesome blue stuff nectar of the gods in and stop complaining. It's better to pay $25 up front than pay $400 when you bust a head gasket.. You could skimp out and buy the green stuff for $20, and it'll work, but you gotta ask yourself.. Is it worth risking it...?

So 50/50 coolant/water? And if it'll erode the head gasket that's good enough for him to probably get the BMW stuff.

[ohthejosh]

Hellz yeaaaa, brakes came in. I've been stockpiling a small stash :D
I lost my locking plates for the tierods tho :(

[mbonanni]

Hellz yeaaaa, brakes came in. I've been stockpiling a small stash :D
I lost my locking plates for the tierods tho :(

Sweet! I might order some brake stuff tonight due to my sensor light going on.

[e30shmobberr]

Hellz yeaaaa, brakes came in. I've been stockpiling a small stash :D
I lost my locking plates for the tierods tho :(

I got parts lying under my bed like this ha.

rx7 bbk (new rotors, pads, and caliper rebuild kit), rear camber adjustment, e36 steering rack swap hardware, m3 style weld on sway bar mount, 21lbs injectors, 3.5 maf, dinan tune, euro cluster, euro check panel, gauge rings. with my recaro profi seat in my room as my hw seat haha.

[mbonanni]

And parents always told us not to put stuff under our beds