Thermostat housing

[alterdavo]

http://s777.photobucket.com/albums/yy53/alterdavo/1995%20325i%20BMW/

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Does anybody know what is growing in my cooling system?
there is a link to the pictures.
can someone tell me what's up?

thanks

[SilverBeam]

Is this on a MINI or your 3 series?

[roberttran]

Is this on a MINI or your 3 series?

What she said....

It looks like you used 2 incompatible coolants in your 3 series. I recall reading if you mix the wrong coolant together, it forms a goey mess.

Did you mix blue and green coolant?

[1sloE36]

That is not a MINI thermostat housing, it's a M5x for sure. That said- I don't know what is growing in there. How long before a coolant flush?

[alterdavo]

What she said....

It looks like you used 2 incompatible coolants in your 3 series. I recall reading if you mix the wrong coolant together, it forms a goey mess.

Did you mix blue and green coolant?


I would not mix different coolant but maybe the previous owner did no one knows. So how do I get rid of that gooy mess?

Yes I have a 3 series BMW

[PHARMDVIPER]

I have not heard of man juice being good for the cooling system :shifty:

sorry I had to......



is it just in the thermostat housing or is it everywhere else too like the expansion tank/hoses

[alterdavo]

very funny


well I have to believe that if it's in the thermostat housing it's every where else too.

[jmo69]

Looks like flush and refill time.

[tciambotti1]

I would say a shot of penicillin for that one. Dirty girl.

[BMWMPow3r]

flush the system. Looks almost like mineral deposits. Maybe from faucet water used for all its life.