E46 Engine Block Coolant Drain Plug

Working at right side of engine block near engine mount bracket remove the engine block drain plug.

E46 engine block coolant drain plug.

Using either a 1 4 ratchet or a larger pivoting head ratchet slightly loosn the 13mm bolt until you can loosen the rest of it by. 330ci e46 convertible 3 0l 6 cyl 24 valve 330ci e46 coupe 3 0l 6 cyl 24 valve 2002 bmw 330ci. Repeat steps 10 through 12. Allow the coolant to drain into the bucket.

Working at the lower left side of your radiator remove the radiator and coolant expansion tank drain plugs green arrows. Some models might diffe. Look on the exhaust side of the engine block before the front axle. The blue radiator drain plug came with the radiator that was replaced a couple years ago.

Once coolant has stopped dripping reinstall the radiator drain plugs. The engine coolant drain plug is located on the passenger side of the engine block just in front of the exhaust manifold. Engine coolant flush diy. Large image extra large image.

K seal is a one step permanent multi purpose system for coolant leak repair with over 6 million bottles being sold worldwide to date. Just some advice and observations from my coolant flushing experience this weekend. The black one was ordered from my dealer. Find the engine block drain plug.

For a cast iron block like the m52 or the e46 m3 s s54 the maximum safe reading is 0 3 volts three tenths of a volt. It permanently repairs leaks in the head gasket block radiator heater core freeze plug and water pump casing. Note the o ring on each. Hey guys in this video we will demonstrated how to drain the coolant antifreeze on bmw e46.

We demonstrated on a 2005 bmw 330ci zhp. Place the bucket beneath the drain bolt. Look at the pictures to find out if you re looking at the right bolt.