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Sam-Son
06-14-2008, 02:58 PM
how do i get the drivers side one off plz i need help:(
525i winter driver
06-14-2008, 03:16 PM
how do i get the drivers side one off plz i need help:(
there is a tab on the side that you have to slide in (all the way!) then the top edge will pull back from the bumper. on mine the tab can be quite stiff and so can the cover even after cleaning and lubing.
Sam-Son
06-14-2008, 03:31 PM
the little hole in tyhe front of it? i pushed the...whatever the hell the thing was in the hole, in and nothing happened i cant seem to get the cover to come off how much force should i use?
Sam-Son
06-14-2008, 03:50 PM
ok i got it but it yielded no answer to my problem which is a coolant leak i cant find out where its comin from i got the cover off and all behind it is all green is that mini rad behind the cover the a/c condenser? if so i already know that has a leak...could all the green be the freon?
525i winter driver
06-14-2008, 05:04 PM
ok i got it but it yielded no answer to my problem which is a coolant leak i cant find out where its comin from i got the cover off and all behind it is all green is that mini rad behind the cover the a/c condenser? if so i already know that has a leak...could all the green be the freon?
i dunno about the green stuff it's either that or coolant but yes that is the ac condensor - mine has always been toast.
Sam-Son
06-14-2008, 09:42 PM
my coolant is orange

thanks for the help
525i winter driver
06-15-2008, 07:13 PM
hey i took this photo for you today
repenttokyo
06-15-2008, 07:30 PM
my coolant is orange

thanks for the help


mine is blue!
Sam-Son
06-16-2008, 12:43 PM
hey i took this photo for you today
thanks
to the bottom right of the aux fan is all covered in green but i dotn think its coolant cus it doesnt really smell like coolant
whiskychaser
06-16-2008, 01:41 PM
Spotted this thread and hope you dont mind my jumping in. I appear to have two covers in the rear sill - one is about 3x3" and the other is about 7x4". I havent removed either but guess the first one is indeed for the tow hook. The are no signs my car was ever fitted with a hitch but my guess is thats what the second one may be for. Any thoughts appreciated
Rus
06-16-2008, 02:47 PM
What color is your windshield washer fluid Sam-Son? If the hoses break under the hood lining, it'll leak down the front and may be responsible for the green coating.
525i winter driver
06-16-2008, 07:30 PM
thanks
to the bottom right of the aux fan is all covered in green but i dotn think its coolant cus it doesnt really smell like coolant

that's really strange - it can only be so many things. there is also p/s fluid and transmission fluid and maybe brake fluid that could end up there but i never heard of those being green... i would check all my fluids until i found the green stuff. if that is freon i don't thnk you should touch and smell it that much but i don't know anything about that... i'm almost glad my ac's busted... it can't break!
525i winter driver
06-16-2008, 07:49 PM
Spotted this thread and hope you dont mind my jumping in. I appear to have two covers in the rear sill - one is about 3x3" and the other is about 7x4". I havent removed either but guess the first one is indeed for the tow hook. The are no signs my car was ever fitted with a hitch but my guess is thats what the second one may be for. Any thoughts appreciated
dunno but i'll check when i take my bumper off in the next week or two... might be different of course...