2020 X5 Coolant Flush

eurbinadds · 12-19-2023, 09:40 PM

I need instructions on performing a coolant flush on a 2020 X5 XDrive 40i. Any service manuals available. I can't find one. Please advise.

slilley · 12-20-2023, 06:31 AM

I can't help you with the process, but I just learned yesterday that BMW changed from the blue coolant that I've been using since my first BMW in 1999. Luckily the blue stuff is still used by my Mini Cooper, so I don't have to dispose of it. BMW switched to the newer HT12 green coolant in 2018. So this is the coolant you'll need for the job:

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...mw-83192468442

BMW no longer recommends a coolant flush. I guess they assume that you'll be refreshing the coolant when the water pump or another part of the cooling system fails. I personally like to replace the coolant every 60K miles (old school I know).

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eurbinadds B58 turbo 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: 2020 BMW X5 Join Date: Dec 2023 Location: Franklin, TN iTrader: (0)	2020 X5 Coolant Flush I need instructions on performing a coolant flush on a 2020 X5 XDrive 40i. Any service manuals available. I can't find one. Please advise.
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slilley Enlisted Member 46 Rep 45 Posts Drives: 2023 X5, plus others Join Date: Jan 2023 Location: Reading PA iTrader: (0)	I can't help you with the process, but I just learned yesterday that BMW changed from the blue coolant that I've been using since my first BMW in 1999. Luckily the blue stuff is still used by my Mini Cooper, so I don't have to dispose of it. BMW switched to the newer HT12 green coolant in 2018. So this is the coolant you'll need for the job: https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...mw-83192468442 BMW no longer recommends a coolant flush. I guess they assume that you'll be refreshing the coolant when the water pump or another part of the cooling system fails. I personally like to replace the coolant every 60K miles (old school I know).
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