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I checked the RO and it says Qty 9 I didn't drive the car today so I was unable to check it I'll wait until it tells me to add :P
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Take your car for a nice long drive. Park it on a nice flat area, hit oil reset to get an accurate level. From My expierence half on the I drive screen will take .5 of liter to get you to the full mark. Me personally I would only add .25 and I never let mine drop below half. Just me I like it that way
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Going to take it in today for a top off
Hopefully it'll be free as my service was done earlier this week and I've only driven 100 miles If they want to charge me, I'll be polite and state my claim, If the won't do it for free, then o well. I have 5L at my house.
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So with 9.5 Litres of oil in my car and the car still showing halfway between min and max I won't be adding oil unless it asks for a litre. Obviously the car don't need another 0.5 Litre of oil for a total of 10 Litres in the sump. It didn't move for the 800KM (500Miles) of use between the oil change and when I stored the M for the winter so I am quite sure the level is good. I understand that a lot of BMW owners never go under their hood to check oil hence the electronic oil level sensing system, but you think they could have put a dipstick on the car for the folks who do check their own oil. It would really be nice to have a stick to compare the oil level sensor to. Hopefully with this long post you can see why I don't like the oil level sensing system and don't recommend adding oil till it asks you to. It seems pretty easy to overfill the car if you don't know how to use your head. |
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01-13-2011, 11:41 AM | #27 |
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After 1l was added earlier this week, the oil gauge was at full and had note moved
Thank you for your help
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Mine does the same thing however as elp_jc has eluded to quite a few times i'd ignore the reading until I got home where I could check the oil level with a reset and in my 'usual' parking place.
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Same here but I caught it in their parking lot they ended adding 1 quart
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It's been about a week since my 1200 service and when I checked my oil level the green bar is sitting right under the "MAX".
On the worker order sheets, it shows they put in 9 quarts. |
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01-28-2011, 10:14 AM | #31 |
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Unless I work next door to the dealer, there is simply no way it makes anything like sense to go through the time and hassle of taking it to them for a top off when I've got oil in the house. And the trunk, for that matter.
To each their own, but I just don't get the rationale behind this at all. Check your tires too, they might be able to top those up as well!
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This is what your center dash indicator should look like when the 1200 mile service is done correctly.
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and they're right next to the major freeway in my area I pretty much have to pass by if I ever want to go anywhere :P
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I was told by my tech that the top line is the max, not "normal".
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Based on the level of my gauge, what am I down? 1/2 quart?
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From 1/8 to 1/2. That's the bad side of sensors; they're not very accurate. But very consistent when you know how they work. Use Bob's method described below.
That's the way to do it . No need to wait 'a few days'; just 'reset' the sensor (car idling, level surface) when the engine has been running fully hot (temp needle in/near the middle) for about 10 miles, and it'd be fully repeatable. |
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Hey guys, how dangerous is it to drive with the oil level too high? I had oil level at the minimum, so I added a quart as it stated neccesary, but the oil sensors showed that it only went up midway (between min and max). This was a day later. So I decided to add another quart, and now today it showed that its over the max. I wish this car just had a normal dipstick! I guess the reading after the first top off wasn't accurate. I have driven approx. 20 miles with the oil at this level, and I need to drive another 30 before I can get to the dealer- is it safe to do so? I was told by a buddy of mine to just drive cautiously and shift early...
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That guage is wrong it should be filled to the MAX arrow. NOT all the way to the top. Add a 1/4 liter at a time, drive and get it right over a 2 or 3 day period. DONT overfill it. And use a funnel and make you put the cap back on the right way. These dealers are stupid. For the most part we no more than them.
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That's how my oil level looked after I picked it from the Welt in Munich and after my 1200 mile service last week.
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