Low coolant light

[Rob]

The only two times this has happened to me, something was leaking. The first time it was the water pump on the e36 M3 and it was a slow leak that ate the belts too. The pump was covered by CPO, the belts were not.

The second time was on the e36 328 and it was a gasket of some kind. Hmm. No light that time. I noticed drips on the garage floor.

[wdc330i]

Originally Posted by Rob

The only two times this has happened to me, something was leaking. The first time it was the water pump on the e36 M3 and it was a slow leak that ate the belts too. The pump was covered by CPO, the belts were not.

The second time was on the e36 328 and it was a gasket of some kind. Hmm. No light that time. I noticed drips on the garage floor.

Come to think of it, just had a coolant leak on the M3. It was a hose.

[Pinecone]

I have not heard of as many E46 problems (but I haven't been following it that closely), but the E36 the radiator was a replace it around 10K or it will blow upi within about 10K.