Took my BMW E46 to the shop for a coolant leak yesterday.
Just now I found out they filled her up with pink coolant after they fixed the leak.
I always used blue coolant in this car, and I've been told aluminum radiators don't like the pink type very much.
How harmfull is this? Should I call the garage?
Hudson Russell
>e46
LMAO
Anthony Stewart
Pink will probably turn your car in to a fag, its a girl color after all.
Aaron Edwards
Your replies have not been informative at all.
John Morgan
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Julian Ross
Put a dildo in the exhaust pipe to please your faggot bmw and itll be fine
Carson Nguyen
Welcome to Veeky Forums
Alexander Nguyen
It's your fault. You should have known they were going to drain the cooling system and refill it. Also >taking your car to a shop and letting someone else fix it for you >oh look they put wrong antifreeze in my car Should have fixed it yourself
Landon Thomas
What's the factory spec? If it's not pink in color, drain what's in there and flush with factory coolant
Robert Torres
Usually pink coolant is without silicates, which is what you want for aluminium engines
Lucas King
I didnt have the equipment needed for this one. I'm not a retard.
And I would expect them to know what to put in because blue came out. Not to mention ITS THEIR FUCKING JOB.
It came with blue. Think it's harmfull at all? Won't be driving her for more than another year anyways.
Thank you
Oliver Gomez
Wat engine? I've used "red/pink" in my m52 e46 for 12 years with no trouble. Color itself isn't really any guarantee for anything. You should check the label/ask what type it was. (Or refill yourself, duh)
I use blue-ish from bmw in my s54 though.
Christian Jones
It's an M43B19 (yuropoor here)
Wyatt Fisher
Call them and tell them. If you can't drive it over, most places will usually fix any error that is made.
However, keep the service records if something bad happens to it via the coolant system. You'll be able to argue that it was their neglect that caused the problem in court if it comes to that.
Had to do that when a shop put the wrong grade of oil into my older Dakota when I was getting the other parts of the engine serviced as well. It threw a rod and it was GG from there.
At least they paid for all the repairs after I threatened legal action.
Oliver Morris
I don't have any experience with the i4s, but I would call them anyway and make sure the coolant was suited for alu engines.
Parker Gonzalez
is the block aluminum? or just the radiator
Daniel Richardson
Dunno, might be an iron block with aluminum head (and alu radiator)
Aiden James
There's an easy way to tell; is it magnetic?
Elijah Walker
>laughing at an e46 It's probably the last good 3 series they made before they went off into Bangle Swoopy Pigfat Land you dipshit.
Jaxson Hill
I would drain it and put blue back in if don't know for sure.
Parker Sullivan
>argue in court If OP knew about the problem and didn't complain at the time, then the court will reject his claim.
Ethan Smith
are you fucking 12? >hahaha pink coolant mean u is gon b girl lolz get the fuck out of here you need for speed playing retard.
Brandon Wright
Do you honestly think that he was serious?
Logan Peterson
NEVER mix coolant types, even if they are the same color. They can react with each other and cause blockages in your radiator.
Flush your coolant, and put in one type of coolant.
John Stewart
>i didnt have the equipment to fix my car >im not a retard >not having the equipment to fix your own car >paying hundreds to a shop to have them JB weld a leak you sound like a retard to me