Just got off the phone from the Toronto BMW Dealerships Service Division, I called in and told the service rep that I'm planning on doing a radiator flush this week-end myself and asked if had anyadvice on it..he called in the Technician from the shop and put him on the phone, I posed my question about draing the Rad from the plug and Engine Drain plug, he don't need to do that way, heres his steps:
- Open Rad fill knob and bleeder screw
- Put hose from bleeder hole to bucket for filling old coolant
- turn on car put fan on and heat on
- the bleeder hole will start dumping out fluid into bucket while that's happening
- put fresh mixed fluid in (50/50) through Rad Cap
- Do untill you finish filling in how much you wanna change, the 3.0 will take around 7 litres mixed so a 4 litre tub from stealers mixed with water 50/50 would be good enough.
- This method will ensure all old fluid comes out as you fill in new fluid and that there is No Air in the system when your done.
He said the flush should be done every 4 years.
So what do you guys think?