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Originally Posted by m@rco
There are many threads about this topic. In brief, BMW decided to omit the water temperature gauge because the water temperature is not kept constant in order to increase efficiency under various driving conditions. There would be tons of people bringing in their car to the dealership complaining about a fluctuation temperature gauge...
You engine is fully warmed up after about 10 miles of driving. I wouldn't rely on the oil level check. Think about it this way: how much energy does it cost to heat up a couple of hundreds pounds of steel, aluminum, and couple quarts of oil from ambient to say 180F? At least half a gallon of gas, about the amount burned over 10 miles of driving...
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i was just curious as to why they didnt put the guage in the car but i guess this answered my question....honestly i just go by how the car feels i always take it slow for the first 5-10 mins and never go past 3000 rpms and never do i just start it and pull off unless im in a major rush....