Oil levels

[bryce]

Whats the acceptable levels, and what do you run yours at?

Mine has never budged from 0.6l.

[SMD]

0.6 is fine mine is 0.8! :beer:

[Mark CSL]

I try and keep mine at 0.8 :thumbs:

[Windowlicker]

Are these figures showing on the dash with a + sign in front of them,as mine is + 0.7l ??
Thank ya smelly crutch :-D

[NZ_M3]

I use the dipstick and make sure it's at the top level marking all the time. And yes it takes 20 minutes to check oil due to the stupid BMW design in putting the dipstick underneath the airbox ...

[Roland]

I use the dipstick and make sure it's at the top level marking all the time. And yes it takes 20 minutes to check oil due to the stupid BMW design in putting the dipstick underneath the airbox ...

sounds like a fast one! :-D
i keep it on 0,6

[Windowlicker]

so do all the figures people are mentioning have a+ in front of them ?? :119:

[rs32]

mine was always at 0.8 so I put 0.2 extra in to get it to a round +1.0

It went to 1.0 after 50 miles, then 100 miles later it's gone back to 0.8 and just stayed there.

Is the electronic measurement regarded as highly accurate or not to be trusted ?

[Windowlicker]

So if mine says +0.7 , does that mean there is 700ml too much in mine??

[Mark CSL]

So if mine says +0.7 , does that mean there is 700ml too much in mine??

No thats what it should read +0.1 up to +1.1 is max if it is over +1.1 you wont know as that is the max reading :thumbs:

[Windowlicker]

So if mine says +0.7 , does that mean there is 700ml too much in mine??

No thats what it should read +0.1 up to +1.1 is max if it is over +1.1 you wont know as that is the max reading :thumbs:

Excrement ! :-D thanks for that mark :thumbs:

[rs32]

more goings-on with the oil level today.

had the oil changed halfway through the interval to keep it fresh.

after the change the display updated to +0.7 and left it for 30-40 miles to settle. Wanted to get it to around +1 so stuck in between 0.2 and 0.3 of top-up.

100 miles later it went to +1.1, then within 20 miles it cycled down through +1.0 then +0.9 - so I ended up with an extra 0.2 as planned.

I'm just wanting to check the computer's ability to measure the oil - have 1500+ miles coming up to Scotland and back and need the car to be fully on song.

It looks like the computer is highly accurate, but should I trust it 100% ?

thanks.

[benCSL]

I don't look the computer. I have change oil the first time and look the dipstick. 5.7 liter of tws 10w60 = + 0.7 l on dashboard = max level on dipstick.
so when I go to my bmw center for the service i want 5.7 litre of oil...

[RichW]

I run mine at +1.0

[rs32]

all is fine - stayed at +0.9 for another 150 miles.