Help!! A quart of oil was added to my radiator by mistake? What do I do? I have a 2003 x5 BMW

Asked by BimmerBaby Jul 28, 2016 at 10:16 PM about the 2003 BMW 3 Series

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I asked my brother to add 2 quarts of oil to my car and he messed up and
added a quart to my radiator. What can I do? Is it possible to flush the
radiator?

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BimmerBaby answered 11 months ago

Correction.... And checked my book, the oil was put in the coolant expansion tank. What can be done?

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Tom answered 11 months ago

Have a shop flush the coolant system thoroughly and add new coolant.

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Help!! A quart of oil was added to my radiator by mistake? What do I do? I have a 2003 x5 BMW

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