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Originally Posted by oldskewel
Have you been needing to add coolant?
BTW, I watched all those youtube 50sKid videos - great stuff.
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I haven't had to add any coolant in the year and a half I've owned the car. I went out and bought a bottle of Prestone just incase but haven't had to crack the bottle at all.
After watching some of the horrors of a cracked head gasket or it just being brittle after so many hundreds of miles... I've considered replacing it as preventative maintenance but haven't had the need to yet.
I have noticed some use of oil though.. which is one of the only gaskets I haven't replaced is the oil pan... which is a TON of work, but it might be on the table if this all debacle doesn't go away...
On the YouTube I also found this playlist of videos for various repairs on the E53... well worth checking out from AutoDoc.
Example of a fuel pump.
https://youtu.be/gKkml7AMJ64
On a side note it did occur to me that I also replaced the fuel pump when I first got the car, after putting UV dye in the tank to check for any leaks. I've used it for oil and coolant, so I thought why not gas? Which I never saw any UV fluid at all.. which means more than likely my fuel filter did it's job and I probably killed it.
Which could be an issue, but this has gone on for as long as I have owned the car.