bimmerboi18
07-03-2005, 02:42 PM
Last week and every week before my car ran fine, NEVER a problem. Two days ago, the check control says "Engine oil Low." So I add a quart of oil. It says it again, so I add another quart. Then again it says it, so I add another quart. Today I am driving down the interstate everything seems fine, temp gauge is fine. When all of a sudden a loud chime, "COOLANT TEMP" then the temp gauge jumps to hot in the red. So I kill the engine and coast to a stop. Add coolant, let the car sit an hour in the baking sun and then start it up after the gauge says its cool. Well, within one minute of driving, the gauge jumps to red, and the warning chime comes on "COOLANT TEMP" So again I kill the engine and coast to a stop. Only this time, when I opened the hood, coolant was FLOODING out of the bottom of the radiator. So I called roadside assistance and they came and towed it to my mechanics garage and drove me home. Any ideas on what the prob is? Its a 92 525i M50, with 165k miles. Thanks guys!