Antifreeze Pentosin or OEM BMW

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Rank #3 in ranking

4.6

Smell

3.5

Temperature stability

4.6

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PartReview Score

Rank #6 in ranking

4.2

Colored puddles

2.7

Smell

3.5

Temperature stability

4.7

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Pentosin

OEM BMW

OEM BMW › Antifreeze

PapaSwagBear 17 Jan 2026, 03:24

Temperature stability:

Rating 4.0

I’m running 110k miles in my M40 X3. There was a coolant issue but other than that it’s been an excellent engine.

Pros: excellent engine

Cons: coolant issue

Vehicle: BMW X3

Mileage: 177027 km

OEM BMW › Antifreeze

Smart_History4444 13 Dec 2025, 20:47

Temperature stability:

Rating 5.0

I use BMW coolant cause it's similar in price, so why not. Actuall,y a little cheaper cause my dealer does discounts

Pros: similar price, dealer discounts

Vehicle: BMW

Pentosin › Antifreeze

BarronRodgers 13 Dec 2025, 18:30

Rating 5.0

Pentosin Pentofrost

Vehicle: BMW

OEM BMW › Antifreeze

Albigularis 7 Dec 2025, 14:41

Rating 5.0

By “air intake reservoir tank”, I assume you mean it’s the coolant tank for the water-air charge cooler. We need to know what car to tell if the coolant is suitable. That “G30” on the front is the important bit.

Vehicle: BMW

Pentosin › Antifreeze

MashXP 19 Nov 2025, 13:53

Temperature stability:

Rating 5.0

I use the blue antifreeze (G11) that was specified for my 1987 16V. I am currently running 10W40 synthetic oil.

Vehicle: Volkswagen Scirocco

Part number: G 001 100

Pentosin › Antifreeze

lnengineering 13 Nov 2025, 00:25

Temperature stability:

Rating 5.0

I use Pentofrost (Pentosin is the OEM supplier to Porsche). Our local NAPA carries it even.

Pros: OEM supplier to Porsche

Vehicle: Porsche

Pentosin › Antifreeze

fat biker 13 Oct 2025, 15:21

Temperature stability:

Rating 5.0

Pentosin is one of my trusted brands. I would not hesitate to use it.

Pros: trusted brand

OEM BMW › Antifreeze

Baldskifuckedup 3 Jul 2025, 12:24

Rating 5.0

I used genuine bmw coolant as the price was around the same.

Pros: price was around same

OEM BMW › Antifreeze

passta 4 Mar 2019, 20:52

Smell:

Rating 3.0

They called her back again to say after they started working on it, it's not the water pump, but a coolant leak at the cylinder head, at the head gasket, so what was originally a water pump, is now a head gasket job, 3-4 days.

Cons: coolant leak

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Mileage: 14000 km

OEM BMW › Antifreeze

freshxdough 14 Jan 2026, 21:05

Smell:

Rating 2.0

330i, coolant repairs.

Cons: coolant repairs

Vehicle: BMW

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Which antifreeze to choose — Pentosin or OEM BMW?

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Comparison of antifreeze Pentosin and OEM BMW

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Which antifreeze are better — OEM BMW or Pentosin?

In March 2026 on PartReview, antifreeze Pentosin were overall better than OEM BMW.

Pentosin received a PR Score of 96 out of 100, and OEM BMW scored 85 points.
Pentosin ranked 3 in the overall ranking, and OEM BMW ranked 6.
The average rating is higher for Pentosin (4.6) than for OEM BMW (4.2).
Antifreeze Pentosin have better feature ratings than OEM BMW:
- Temperature stability - owners believe, that this property for OEM BMW is better than Pentosin.
- Smell - drivers claim, that by this property Pentosin does not differ from OEM BMW.
- Colored puddles - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM BMW is preferred to Pentosin.

Which antifreeze are more popular — Pentosin or OEM BMW?

In March 2026 on PartReview, antifreeze Pentosin were overall more popular than OEM BMW.

By vote balance, antifreeze Pentosin surpassed OEM BMW:

For Pentosin, the ratio of positive (90) to negative (3) votes is 87 votes.
For OEM BMW, the ratio of positive (47) to negative (8) votes is 39 votes.

By number of reviews, antifreeze Pentosin surpassed OEM BMW:

For antifreeze Pentosin there are 31 review: 30 positive, 0 neutral, 1 negative.
For antifreeze OEM BMW there are 18 reviews: 15 positive, 1 neutral, 2 negative.

Which antifreeze do car owners prefer — Pentosin or OEM BMW?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, antifreeze Pentosin and OEM BMW have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.

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