[BashShah]

Car is 2007 335i Sedan US car.
I live in Greater Vancouver Canada.
Temp right now is about 2 to 7 degrees C.

No Oil cooler in the Car.

Just did a oil filter housing gasket myself.
So, the hose going from rad top to OFH, I stuck it back in, had starting squeezing it repeatedly.
This started to drain the coolant more and more.

And I bought 1 gallon on BMW anti-freeze.
Mixed it with Distilled water equally.
Got 2 x 4 liters of coolant.
Now after the refill and air purge.
I am left with 2 liters only.
So the car took 6 liters....hmmmm.

Was I close to the max amount or not?
Cause, dealer said, 1 gallon is all you need.

So I did an oil change also with 0-30 castrol German formula.

I was hoping the car would run cooler, but it's not.
I am at 1 to 2 lined over half way point.
In the summer, 3 lines.

Oil minder is for 24k km.
It had 8k km left.

Oil was jet black when I drained it.

Any thoughts on this?
Thanks in Advance.
DN

[PichaDis11]

Originally Posted by DarkNemesis

Car is 2007 335i Sedan US car.
I live in Greater Vancouver Canada.
Temp right now is about 2 to 7 degrees C.

No Oil cooler in the Car.

Just did a oil filter housing gasket myself.
So, the hose going from rad top to OFH, I stuck it back in, had starting squeezing it repeatedly.
This started to drain the coolant more and more.

And I bought 1 gallon on BMW anti-freeze.
Mixed it with Distilled water equally.
Got 2 x 4 liters of coolant.
Now after the refill and air purge.
I am left with 2 liters only.
So the car took 6 liters....hmmmm.

Was I close to the max amount or not?
Cause, dealer said, 1 gallon is all you need.

So I did an oil change also with 0-30 castrol German formula.

I was hoping the car would run cooler, but it's not.
I am at 1 to 2 lined over half way point.
In the summer, 3 lines.

Oil minder is for 24k km.
It had 8k km left.

Oil was jet black when I drained it.

Any thoughts on this?
Thanks in Advance.
DN

Whether the weather is freezing or not the cars normal temp when it is warmed up is about that range. Which is normal, ie oil is warm and running around in the engine doing its job. Since you mention that you have a 335i your temps will get a little higher at times when you get on the gas. Forced induction blah blah stuff.

The coolant will not get the temps back to 0 while the engine is running if that's what you are looking to accomplish because that's how bmw designed it. Normal temp range. If it goes higher then the fan will chip in for further cooling. Also some of the coolant was left in the engine block after drainage that is why the remaining coolant is there.

Never too bad to change the oil either.

Happy driving.

[BashShah]

So how much coolant does the car hold in total?
That is 1 of the things I was looking for.

Thanks for replying.
DN

[fazman]

Originally Posted by DarkNemesis

So how much coolant does the car hold in total?
That is 1 of the things I was looking for.

Thanks for replying.
DN

*****************************=n54+coolant+capacity

Have you run the 12 minute waterpump test procedure yet?