# Radiator

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/radiator/43923>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** x5, bmw\
**Created:** [February 6, 2010, 7:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radiator/43923 "2010-02-06T07:08:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![grkpapa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eb8c5e/32.png) [@grkpapa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/grkpapa)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 7:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radiator/43923/1 "2010-02-06T07:08:58Z")

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I just put a quart of oil in my radiator by accident, what should i do.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 11:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radiator/43923/2 "2010-02-06T11:51:11Z")

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How did you get a quart in there? If so it was low and if it was low, you need to start and find out why it was low. That might make a difference in how you proceed.

Did you put that oil into an overflow container?

Have you run the car since it happened?

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**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radiator/43923/3 "2010-02-06T15:08:41Z")

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See this thread.

[http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/2136842.page](http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/2136842.page)

Ed B.