PSA on coolant leaks
So for the S63 engine (and maybe even the n63), the overflow tank return hose seem to be a common failure point at one of the unprotected junctions. It's at the driver's side right underneath the side cowls. One end goes to the tank, one end goes to the top of radiator. Mine had a crack and I was losing a fair bit of coolant. First I thought it was the turbo coolant pipes underneath the engine cover, which is also a pretty common failure point due to heat cycling (mine was leaking a little bit, but not catastrophically), but after fixing that I still had a leak, which led me to do a thorough search and found the leak on the tank return hose. It's a pretty simple replacement, part number is 17127599571. Just thought I'd share.
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Rolling the dice with high mileage German cars
2017 G30 530i, 119k miles
2016 F33 428i, 85k miles
2015 F36 428i GC, 155k miles
2013 F07 550i GT, 125k miles
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