Coolant color

Tiny
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  • 2008 BMW 320D
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I bought few months back a BMW e90 lci with automatic transmission.

Wanted to do whole fluid change thing in my car (steering, brake etc.) And then coolant.
There is marked on coolant container that it was changed three years ago. Fine, but I am not sure about the color.

Engine oil is at max level since I changed it 2,000 miles ago, did not change a bit since then.

Coolant cap is clean, fluid does not seem oily, but it is white.
Did not have any warnings/overheat problems even on highway speeds.

Probably going to change this fluid ASAP, but wondering if I could check for anything else before.

Adding pictures of coolant fluid.
Tuesday, April 24th, 2018 AT 6:11 AM

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Tiny
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Pictures.
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2018 AT 6:13 AM
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I do not even see the coolant color in any of those pictures. I do see something white, but that does not look like coolant to me.
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2018 AT 7:18 AM
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The plastic below is white, fluid is pink.
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2018 AT 10:39 AM
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That looks more like a light purple to me.
So what is your question? Are you asking if this is the correct color?
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2018 AT 11:14 AM
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Well, I thought it is white because some oil might be leaking into cooling system or some other scary things could be happening. I checked it with syringe and it has this color. Is it actually okay? Going to change it, but in a week or so.
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2018 AT 11:18 AM
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Looks fine to me, although I do not really know what color it is supposed to be unless I knew the brand name and type of the coolant/anti-freeze. You might want to check the protection level with a tester though. If this has an EGR and/or an engine oil cooler or just to be safe when mixing the coolant with water, do not use tap water, buy some distilled water it is only like $1.00 a gallon.
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2018 AT 11:24 AM

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