![]() But in the OP's situation, I would track down that leak first. SOME people have had success with head gasket treatments/ stop leak products. Gave it too my daughter and she kept it for 2 months and traded it in for a SUV. This time the tstat and radiator were bad. Did the same thing and again worked on the 1st try. One-off emergency use will not necessarily do your engine any harm, but. If you suspect your car has sprung a leak, it needs to be dealt with as soon. The outside appearance of the radiator often tells the story as well. Replaced water with coolant, 12/k miles later sold car for a reduced price, ran fine.īrought another 97 328i for dirt cheap with the oil and coolant mixing, a few years later. Be aware that many oil additives only provide a quick, temporary fix for small leaks. Leaking coolant can be the ruin of any car engine if it isnt identified in time. If the leak is in the radiator, you’ll see coolant on the cardboard. An overheating engine will cause pistons to warp, gaskets to leak, and can even crack the engine block. When this happens, your vehicle’s coolant reserves can get low. Changed the oil and straight water in the cooling system. Since oil-to-water oil coolants use oil or water, a damaged oil cooler can leak coolant. Changed the water pump and tstat(no tstat during treatment) and hoses. With limited success at actually stopping leaks, early A/C sealers do far more harm than good by crystallizing throughout the system. ![]() The coolant and oil were mixing and heavy white smoke out the tail pipe. The first one I tried it on had over 228/k miles when the head gasket went from over heating. Both just happen to be 1997 328i that I owned at different times. I have had very good success with the Blue Devil on 2 of my e36s that I had.
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