E46 Radiator Drain Plug Replacement

By doni anto october 27 2018.

E46 radiator drain plug replacement.

When it is finished replace the drain plug to keep coolant from spilling on the ground while removing the radiator from the car. Bmw e46 coolant flush 325i 2001 2005 325xi. My son s 2001 325ci just started leaking coolant from around the blue radiator drain plug on the bottom of the radiator. My mechanic says my radiator is leaking i saw some chalky gray stuff by it and he says i need to replace the radiator water pump for good measure and the.

The drain plug is located on the left side of the radiator. Bmw e46 radiator drain plug replacement. See links to purchase parts and tools below the bmw blogs are wrong. This item new bmw oem radiator drain plug for manual transmission 323i 325i 328i 330i 323ci 325ci 328ci 330ci 98 05 e46 mt 3 series bmw genuine radiator adjustment screw with drain plug coolant flow adjustment 320i 323ci 323i 325ci 325i 325xi 328ci 328i 330ci 330i 330xi x3 2 5i x3 3 0i x3 3 0i x3 3 0si z4 2 5i z4 3 0i z4 3 0si z4 m3 2 z4 3.

Yes i was going to completely drain the coolant and flush refill it and i never replaced radiator before just replaced water pump to stewart. Using a large flat blade screwdriver remove the radiator drain plug. Bmw e46 coolant flush 325i 2001 2005 325xi. Just unscrewed bolts and let the garage floor flooded that s when i checked radiator drain plug was still intact strange.

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Allow the coolant to completely drain from the radiator. To justin your radeator drain plug needs to be the long one wrong plug. The coolant is coming from around the black plastic fitting that the blue screw plug sits in. By doni anto october 28 2018.

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