Hi Guys,
Great forum!
I just bought a 2000 540i auto-trans with 79K kilometers on it (approx. 50K miles).
After driving it home tonight I noticed that the front left hand side of the hood and the fender (is that what the metal body part around the front wheel is called in English?) got very hot. The right hand side is much less so. The temp gauge did not show any signs of excess engine heat. There is this round tank in the engine bay on the left hand side (could not really see in the dark what tank it is. Some hydraulics?) which perhaps is the source of the heat?
Can any of you guys tell me whether this is normal? What it is?
Any other general comments/ideas/input to a new owner of a 540i?
I thank you in advance for your input.
Ron
Great forum!
I just bought a 2000 540i auto-trans with 79K kilometers on it (approx. 50K miles).
After driving it home tonight I noticed that the front left hand side of the hood and the fender (is that what the metal body part around the front wheel is called in English?) got very hot. The right hand side is much less so. The temp gauge did not show any signs of excess engine heat. There is this round tank in the engine bay on the left hand side (could not really see in the dark what tank it is. Some hydraulics?) which perhaps is the source of the heat?
Can any of you guys tell me whether this is normal? What it is?
Any other general comments/ideas/input to a new owner of a 540i?
I thank you in advance for your input.
Ron
