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Old April 14th 05, 06:13 AM
Tbird-Steve
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The M20 has a bleed valve in the top of the thermostat housing - maybe the
M30 has the same thing? The radiator on mine also has a plastic bleed
screw in the top so that the coolant will get to the top of the engine.
I know from experience that if you don't bleed the M20 properly when
changing the coolant then you're asking for trouble from the inevitable
air-lock which will be in there.
I seized the engine, wrecked the pistons and warped the cylinder head
shortly after changing coolant for the first time on a BMW resulting in a
$300 repair job. A slant 6 can be a real learning experience.

Steve

"R. Mark Clayton" > wrote in message
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> must be an air lock (through the heater) then?
>
> "Jamel L. Raines" > wrote in message
> news:kkd7e.15906$ox3.8597@trnddc03...
>> No did not touch the thermostat simply put new anti-freeze in.
>>
>> "Jeff Strickland" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> "Just changed the anti freeze." Did you change the thermostat too? It
>>> sounds
>>> like you might have put the tstat in backwards and now it doesn't open
>>> properly. The result is overheating.
>>>
>>> Spitting out antifreeze is the affect of the problem you are having,
>>> getting
>>> to the bottom of the Error Message will fix it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jamel L. Raines" > wrote in message
>>> news:3P_6e.13907$9i7.331@trnddc04...
>>>> Yes Just changed the anti-freeze and have been getting "Coolant Temp"
>>> Alerts
>>>> on my dash. The anti freeze is spilling out from the front left side
>>>> looks
>>>> like through a relief valve. just below the hose going into the
>>>> aluminum
>>>> casing for the radiator. scared to drive it. It runs hot. Whats going
>>>> on??
>>>> This vehicle is a direct import from augsburg germany. One owner,
>>>> 162,000+
>>>> miles on it. Runs like a dream until the above took place.
>>>> "R. Mark Clayton" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>> > Where from? Are you sure it is anti-freeze?
>>>> >
>>>> > "Jamel L. Raines" > wrote in message
>>>> > news:92Q6e.13983$ox3.9350@trnddc03...
>>>> >> Help. My 1990 735i is spitting out anti-freeze.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> --
>>>> >> Jamel L. Raines,Esq
>>>> >> Imperium Neptuni Regis
>>>> >> Iubeos Magellanus
>>>> >> Tabula Dominus
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
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