I bought an 07 M35 x with 146k miles a couple of weeks ago. The car seemed to be in really good shape overall and it drove great. it only had one owner and I could tell that they took care of it both by how the car looks and feels and it's service records.
Yesterday however it gave me a big problem. While driving, it suddenly felt as if I hit a wall and then both the check engine light came on and the temperature gage was at max. It also started revving oddly and couldn't get up in higher gears from a stop. Just felt like it lost any engine power.
I drove it for about a mile to a safe spot and had it towed to a Nissan dealership. I could see that coolant had leaked and the coolant reservoir was empty. But the dealership couldn't find the leak and the check engine light had turned off, with no code, and even after one of their techs driving it for a couple of hours, they found nothing but the coolant reservoir being empty. All they did is fill it with antifreeze.
It seems to drive okay again today but I am really surprised that all the coolant would leak and engine act so terribly without a visible sign or error code.
Wondering if anyone has any tips.