Bro spent the money on a wrap instead of a cooling system

That's not e46 life. That's just not fixing a coolant leak.

People wondering why Africa doesn’t have water : e46 owners

That aint e46 life thats just not caring about the car's life. When my leak happened i didn't stop till i found it and ordered the parts and replaced it as soon as possible. Working on the car aint difficult so don't be afraid to put some elbow grease into the car

My 330 was leaking a bunch of coolant I just had the car sitting for a week and fixed literally every cooling hose and vacuum hoses / ccv system hoses 💯👌 very easy to work on yourself you just gotta be down to do work

The popping the kidney back in at the end was on-point.

Maybe maintaining your 20 yr old e46 should become a priority? I’ve daily driven my e46 M3 since I bought it new, and it’s never let me down. But ya gotta keep up with maintenance.

Best way to avoid this in E46, 1. Change oil cooler in 40,000kms (heard its kind of a design fault) 2. Go for a brushless and bigger fan if possible. 3. Replace the head and butt of radiator if you are still using OEM. 4. If you want to go for, there is a separate oil pump cooler by GReady and it works marvels. 5. Check your coolant everyday before you start up 😂

My e46 was the most reliable car I have owned. Typical maintenance and it drove me up and down California a dozen times no issue. Getting another one soon

That OG BMW beep haunts me

Buying spare parts 🙉 ❌ Buying temu upgrades 😅✅

I have one And although there were a few times I had to pay a lot for service. It’s a great car. Three thanksgivings ago I found out that I needed a new alternator. Called my mechanic and he said he was busy. So I replaced the thing myself. Took me a few days. But did it all with working a full time job.

I've overhauled engine and cooling system, then I had coolant drop afterwards. I fixed it by properly bleeding the cooling system and filling to expansion tank to the top. It's been 3 months. Works perfectly fine

Because matt black wrap is more important than reliability, fss some folk.

I've had my 05 330xi for 5 years, it's never given me problems, but i have stayed on top of the maintenance. It's a great car.

Bro is spending more time and money on putting coolant in there than actually just fixing the leak

If you fix the leak, use blue coolant , and poof your problems are gone

Fact of the day: pre mix coolant is 50% antifreeze, which has is acidic. Overtime a coolant spillage and an unclean engine bay may lead to corrosion. Although it takes a couple years for that to get problematic so rock on!

Man could not get a steady stream going, shit was straight glugging. 😂

I’m 100% sure it’s the coolant pipe underneath the intake manifold. Trust me 😅 been there

Anytime this light comes on its usually a coolant leak, most leaks always comes from the hose o-rings to the exspansion tank. I have repaired a leak about every year ,its a normal thing at this point😅

It’s such a lovely car man. Even when only coolant was leaking I was never gonna put just water in. I would get the BMW coolant until I would get the leaking fixed. Take care of the beauty bro 🫶

The low coolant light gave me ptsd

Considering how often you refill your coolant, I was expecting you to pour the right way without all that splatter

I've taken my E46 on multiple 10+ hour drives. As long as you take care of your gear you'll be alright! My dad would always say don't be a b*tch getting in and drive away check the mf 😂😂😂 always got me

When i bought my e46 i changed almost everyting on coolant system except for radiators and then maintained it. Car never left me on the road and never had leaks or coolant issues. So here is where not wasting good coolant will leave you.

My boss owns an e46 too so whenever I break down on the way to work he’s like “it’s ok I get it”😂

There goes the head gasket if it’s not gone already

The grill smack is so relatable

Don’t forget the dang window regulators

Y’all need to stop hating on his car. The ones crying and hating are the broke boys with a scooter to get around. I used to have 2 E46 M3’s, absolute beautiful chassis and car in my opinion. Don’t listen to haters my g and keep doing what makes you happy

I love the casual push in your grill so it doesn’t pop out move 😂😂😂

The tapping the grill piece in after closing the hood hahaha! Do that everytime

I relate to this so much lmfao. I replaced my expansion tank, radiator, hoses, water pump, etc. had to do some jank shit in between those repairs to keep er goin

The slap on the grill😂😂

Bro my tail lights come on too. You have a ground wire shorting out in your trunk wiring loom! Just solder them back together with heat shrink waterproof shield for the repair!

The pushing the grille back in place is relatable as hell😂

Thanks for reminding me to check my fluids 😂

Ahh yes, the good ole grill slap to ensure it’s in place

I had the same experience dailying mine

Imagine not fixing a coolant leak but paying for a wrap 😂😅

Judging from the sound of that clunk while shifting you either need a diff bushing or a subframe reinforcement or both.

I couldn't help but laugh when it said "back to abuse" that's exactly the feeling lol

My first car was a 2002 330ci. First car I learned to work on. I love the good ole M52 and M54 engines. I ran mine up to 255k

Coolant transfer pipes, under the intake, $35

Clean e46 bro 🫡

No I agree I replaced almost everything on my cooling system and I have another problem with it again😭

As an old Lexus driver I can’t imagine having to ever stop the abuse… such an inconvenience.

The scary part is a lack of puddle, I think that the head gasket is gone

Looks about right i had a clear dash for only a good week

Bro not fixing a coolant leak and adding water 😂for the meantime hahahahahahahahha

I remember on time my E46 was leaking a lot of coolant and I always hat a few water bottles in the back to fill it up after every drive xD

I drive a '13 cargo van with 789k miles. Bought it new. I change oil every 14k miles. Nothing but maintenance

Love the M3 bumper and front lip spoiler, where did you get them?

Man spilt $1.50 worth of coolant

i thankfully got mine fixed, works as good as new

Okay like yk what he’s sayin tho our fuckin e46 never have zero problems and every thing u fix is followed by new problems 😭

Might be able to tell by my profile picture, but my first car was a N52 X5 and I had almost all of my radiator hoses, reservoir and radiator fail due to a auxiliary fan failing, I fix the whole radiator system did the CCV and Val cover gasket but never realized auxiliary fan, failed. and so I Drove it for about a year through the winter ran fine, but when summer came around, radiator hoses and parts started leaking one after another. And soon after I realized the fan was not working. So I replaced it with a new one but the new one was still not working so I did some research and found the problem was a engine, coolant, temperature sensor, and a fan switch sensor. Moral of the story. Don’t just fix the issue fix what’s causing the issue.

“You tought i was gonna waste good coolant” sir youre pouring it into a e46 thats like a audi drivers saying the same thing about oil

i drive an 05 e46 and man, just in the last about year and a half i’ve had to fix a coolant leak, replace power steering pump twice, replace power steering hosing, replace 3 tires, and it still has problems like bad speakers and wiring, and a faulty fuel gauge. i love bmws so much but man are they a pain in the neck and the wallet

as a e46 daily owner...this is facts

The grille tap got me lol. Cooling system easy fix, don't forget hard pipes under intake mani.

This happened to me once Because I reused the o ring that came on the hose: solution is to buy an o ring kit off of ebay or the likes. Not too sure what's going on on yours

bro on god i saw your car here i got pictures too i swear it's so clean i seen it here near my library

I miss my e46.. now I have a f30 😢

Fix the dang thing. And pour from the side when you don’t have funnel. It stops that burping motion.

I can only wished that Toyota had made the E46 it would be an amazing reliable car

my isn’t burning or losing oil or coolant, just fix it and that thing is a joy to drive

I never leave the house without water or oil

Loved my E46’s. I was driving 323i’s, 325i’s, 328i’s, 330Ci’s and lastly my M3. But yeah, had my fair share of expansion tank explosions and subframe repairs…

My dad got one a E46 M3 when it came out and has had it ever since. Last time I saw the odometer read 270k miles. Still running strong.

Its a nice car - thx 4 share 👍

That expansion tank is about to blow up and you’re gonna regret it. My old e46 expansion tank blew up and it tore my fan apart sending shards of fan to cut my coolant lines, and puncture the radiator.

I have the special edition e90 that does a full coolant flush every couple of drives 🥱🥱

Ur e46 is stunning

I think I figured out your problem it is because you’re using water instead of antifreeze water will evaporate under high heat antifreeze doesn’t quite do that. That’s why you keep overheating put antifreeze in there not just water.

I never added any coolant to my BMW cuz i never lost any in 3 years and the check the tank every week

Cars beautiful 😎🙂

One fellow e46 owner to another I rate it 🥳

...And that's where your issue is beemer brother,. Water evaporates and disappears out of your coolant system, perfectly good coolant does not. By the way keep engine on while adding cold water to hot engine. 😉 Water warps the cylinder heads on these beamers and loosens the head bolts. It creates too much steam pressure, ,might as well buy a Stanley Steamer , steam engine,. Even they Warped back in the day.

That's a blown head gasket waiting to happen. Blown head gasket on a BMW = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ to fix

These were my issues, 10 years ago 😂

Had 2 e46 both daily drivers first I handed down to the kids at 350,o00 ks second one still going extremely well at 20 years old never had cooling issues

Bro I took my e46 to a town mechanic for the coolant leak. Cost 50€ for parts, including new coolant, and 20€ for work. Under 100€ permanently fixed my coolant leak issues.

My 325i leaks even with a new expansion tank and radiator.. 4th time dropping it back to the mechanic shop

I had the same problem with my old z4 what I did to solve it was fix it

I have a e46 pre facelift 'Vert. 154k miles on the clock and I can honestly say that she runs like a dream. I recently put her first ever replacement clutch in since she rolled out the factory (I'm the 3rd owner, the previous 2 owners were, let's say, rather wealthy older people) In my 3 years of ownership I've topped the coolant up once. Top the oil up a quick 2 squeeze once month. It's just fuel she likes to drink 😂 325ci.. on a good day I'll get around 17mpg... If I hammer it I'll get her down to 7... My mate has a V8 with better fuel consumption 😅

My e46 will tell me top off coolant and it’ll need like 6oz 🤣

gotta love it

What i loved the most about my E46 was finally selling it and saving myself from a prolonged migraine from Over-Engineering and intentionally designed fail points. I love the look of the a E46, but the quality is not what you would think a BMW should be before owning one. I love the look of the mew ones, they are perfect as far as looks, but I'll never buy another ever again.

I made owning my 05 my hobby.

Should be titled "what kind of people own bmw's" Cheap mf's that dont fix their cars. Every car will do this at 15-20 years old. My mustang had a slow leak, i went in with a mishimoto kit for like 200$, never had a leak again. Because what happens is those issues will stack up, the car will start to be a PITA, and then you wanna get rid of it, Then who ever gets it is inheriting your problems.

cooling system refresh is like 600 bucks if you do the work yourself. dont be lazy!

G.A.S German Auto Solutions has an aftermarket cap that really helps with the strain on the E46 cooling system. Its a 1.2 bar Cooling System Cap that uses 100% original BMW internal components that have been recalibrated to vent at 1.2 bar vs. the factory 2.0 bar cap setting. Newer cars cooling systems are now calibrated at 1.0 - 1.2 bar to reduce stress on plastic components, increasing the lifespan of the fragile plastic parts without affecting the performance of the cooling system. Always use blue coolant.

If bro wasn’t broke, he could lol after his car.

Please fix that coolant leak. 223000 is not much for a M54 engine but if that engine gets overheated, the aluminum block will expand and loosen the cylinder head bolts, resulting in cylinder head gasket leakage. Dont save money on that engine. -Guy from austria owning a BMW 330xi Touring

Man i miss my titan silver e46 330ci

Bit late to the video I guess but I solved my coolant issues and it was the following. My car was smoking so I decided to check the EGR and the intake manifold. After I took them off there I saw it. The coolant hose that enters the engine block was corroded. Not the hose in particular but a plastic piece to which the main and that auxiliary coolant hose connect. The corrosion was pink which meant the owner before me was using the red antifreeze and not the green/blue one which indeed corrodes various parts in BMW engines.

Interesting.. Ive daily driven an E46 (325i and M3) and never had issues with cooling lol Infact, the most expensive repair was changing the battery and tires.

Water pump change and also all the hosing. While you’re at it, if that M3 has done a decent amount of miles, have the Vanoss checked as well.