Urgent: Coolant, CEL, Temp Gauge, -30C

[TheGodfather]

Okay guys, I have been flooding the forum with mutiple posts the last couple of days, and something else has come up, it seems the X5 is going to hell it seems.


- Engine temp gauge shoots to red shortly after driving, then resets to "normal" when car is restarted.

- Coolant is low

- CEL light came on after starting/driving 3mins

- Smells like gasoline inside cabin since this morning

- I parked the car, and now I am stranded at the University.


1. Can I top the coolant off with some non recommended brand for now? To at least get to a mechanic.

2. Does low coolant trigger the CEL in a 2004 3.0

3. What the hell is happening, are the above symptoms related?

Thanks