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Old 12-08-2025, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by paramax55 View Post
Did you see the pictures? The e53 uses an external heat exchanger. There is about a 1/2" hole that will dump the coolant out as fast as you pour it in if you don't seal it up.

Again, as someone who just went thru the same thing, those plugs need to to hold coolant. IMO it was not a trivial task to plug them in a reliable way.
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