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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nautica1973" data-source="post: 243021" data-attributes="member: 4949">i've experienced the "check coolant level" today in my '98 CBU E39 guys. it got me worried, needless to say, a big thankyou to all the forumers in here as i remember reading horror stories of overheating and whatnots. so i did the prudent thing and pulled over at a residential area near where i live and got my gf to come pick me up. the engine temp indicator registered normal termperature. some 3 hours later i went back, checked and found the coolant level in the expansion tank was near full (as opposed to half full when i left the house in the morning). ignited the engine and everything seems fine with no more warning on the coolant level. so i am thinking, what on earth caused the OBC to light up with "check coolant level" ?? water pump failure ?? i dunno. perhaps it's off to chu seng come monday morning for me. but in the meantime, have you guys experienced such an event before ??</blockquote>