BMW with no dipstick?

[HEADPHONES]

 

Today I learned that a 2008 BMW 335i has no dipstick.

And there was me thinking Nissan did a bad job of designing the dipstick on a DE.........but at least we have one!

Call me old fashioned but I like the idea of checking my oil every couple of weeks :b 

[Ekona]

Same as my old 911, and I hated every second of it. Electronic oil measuring is a complex way of doing something so simple, and I trust my own eyes over a gizmo any day. 

[un1eash]

Common across the range now, my M140i B58 didn't have one and neither does the the B48 2.0i

[davey_83]

Then there's you process for topping up allowing the ECU to detect what you've done lol do it wrong and the display just keeps asking for oil 

[TomBorehamUK]

Yep, my 2013 335i is missing a dipstick, I'm not a fan

[docwra]

Its @*!#, I had to replace my level sensor (its also the temp sensor) and the level bit isnt working, so I dont know how much is in the car. Even when its working it doesnt give a reading until warm. 

To replace sensor again you either have to run vacuum through the whole block or replace the oil. Again. 

[rabbitstew]

1 hour ago, docwra said:

 Even when its working it doesnt give a reading until warm. 

 

Thats one thing which does annoy me about my 911. You have to warm the car up before it then tells you theres hardly any oil in it.  To be fair though, it uses hardly any oil, so I do only check it every now & then - usually when im stuck in traffic!

[Paul K]

my Jag XF doesn't have a dipstick...all electronic

[ATTAK Z]

7 minutes ago, rabbitstew said:

 

Thats one thing which does annoy me about my 911. You have to warm the car up before it then tells you theres hardly any oil in it.  To be fair though, it uses hardly any oil, so I do only check it every now & then - usually when im stuck in traffic!

Me too but I think mine works slightly differently from the Turbo in that it has to be warmed up but then switched off, left to rest, and then measured at idle - even more inconvenient !

[rabbitstew]

1 hour ago, ATTAK Z said:

Me too but I think mine works slightly differently from the Turbo in that it has to be warmed up but then switched off, left to rest, and then measured at idle - even more inconvenient !

oo-er thats just weird! 

[Ekona]

Yours a 997.2 as well isn’t it Hugh? That’s what I had to do with mine, run to operating temp them leave at idle for 5 mins, or whatever time it feels like telling you! 

[ATTAK Z]

Yep 997.2 ... fortunately doesn't use oil 

[Ekona]

Bizarrely mine used a ton of it when I first got it, but after a while it stopped. I'm putting that down to the previous owner never really using the full rev range, and me... well, me definitely using it all!  

[Ebized]

Think yourself lucky you can at least still see the engine - but at least I am enjoying confusing the non-petrol heads by guessing where it is on the Cayman. 

[Ian]

There's usually one behind the wheel

 

My Audi A5 has no dip stick either, its annoying, how am I supposed to know how much to top up when I need to top up ffs

[un1eash]

Bmw tells you how much you should add.

[shaunRS]

hated that on my m3. Although the electronic one was pretty accurate its always good to be able to have a look yourself, especially on a car that does use a lot of oil.