E46 Radiator Drain Plug Replacement

The drain plug is located on the left side of the radiator.

E46 radiator drain plug replacement.

See links to purchase parts and tools below the bmw blogs are wrong. E46 radiator drain plug replacement. Position a 5 gallon drain pan under the drain plug. When it is finished replace the drain plug to keep coolant from spilling on the ground while removing the radiator from the car.

The coolant is coming from around the black plastic fitting that the blue screw plug sits in. Buy bmw genuine radiator coolant drain plug e46 e83 e85 e86 320i 323ci 323i 325ci 325i 325xi 328ci 328i 330ci 330i 330xi x3 2 5i x3 3 0i z4 2 5i z4 3 0i z4 3 0si z4 m3 2 z4 3 0si z4 m3 2. Just unscrewed bolts and let the garage floor flooded that s when i checked radiator drain plug was still intact strange. By doni anto october 27 2018.

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Allow the coolant to completely drain from the radiator. My son s 2001 325ci just started leaking coolant from around the blue radiator drain plug on the bottom of the radiator. Using a large flat blade screwdriver remove the radiator drain plug. My mechanic says my radiator is leaking i saw some chalky gray stuff by it and he says i need to replace the radiator water pump for good measure and the.

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Like blocked out i didn t even bother to drain radiator.