I recently purchased a 1991 BMW 535i. The other day the temperature gauge on the dash hit the red, the coolant warning came on and the engine began smoking...overheating. I had only been driving for about 10 minutes when this happened. I pulled over, let the car cool for a bit and added some anti-freeze. The gauge returned to the center, the light and warning went out, and I headed home. After a few minutes, the gauge started moving back to the red, the warning came back on, and it smoked once again. The next morning I'm driving my kids to school....same thing, Only this time the engine started to make a rattling noise. When I lifted the hood, the smoke was coming from the front of the car as well (near the radiator and thermometor). Please help.
Jan 19, 2010 at 9:28 AM
