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Bmw e46 coolant drain plug location.
In fact that is the case on pre 96 vehicles.
Remove a couple drain plugs to let the old coolant drain out put the plugs back in and refill the coolant.
Working at right side of engine block near engine mount bracket remove the engine block drain plug.
I think there should be another plug or another trick b please help me if you have any idea or experince.
Normally a coolant flush is a straightforward process.
Thus if you intend to keep your bmw long term annual coolant flushes are advised.
Place an empty three gallon bucket under the right side of your engine near the suspension sway bar.
Allow the coolant to drain into the bucket.
Does anyone know how to drain all coolant from bmw e46 318i m43.
There is one blue plug under the radiator but even by opening that plug and also radiator s cap and bleeding screw all of the coolant would not drain completly.
E46 1999 2006 thanks for your replies guys.
I take a close look at the radiator drain plug system on my 1 series bmw.
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