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Coolant: All Technical Service Bulletins
Cooling System - Coolant Discoloration

Service Measure

Cooling Systems
M17 201 03

3/28/2003

Subject
Coolant discoloration on MINI Cooper with W10 engine and
MINI Cooper S with W11 engine.

Complaint
Coolant in reservoir appears cloudy or orange-brown.

Cause
Currently under investigation. Preliminary tests of discolored coolant have found no degradation of anticorrosion properties or anti-freeze/anti-boil
properties.

Measure
On a customer complaint basis only, thoroughly flush cooling system and replace coolant.

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