No oil dipstick-i am shocked

creepy coupe · 01-12-2010, 04:34 AM

I think it's just the lack of human interaction that's strange for some owners and the hit and miss results from the BMW read outs, whether via idrive or the instrument cluster, doesn't help.

Strange how BMW still adopts a dipstick for the coolant level though.

doughboy · 01-12-2010, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by xenon

Luddites.

You'll be moaning about no choke next.

Has to be a manual choke of course, not one of those new fangled auto-chokes.

I love the oil level sensor - great idea - but seeing the oil on a dipstick was a good visual condition check.

When it was sticky and black with swarf in, you knew it was time for some new oil....

creepy coupe · 01-12-2010, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by doughboy

Has to be a manual choke of course, not one of those new fangled auto-chokes.

Got to be with the one with the orange light in the end, state of the art high tech back in the 70's

watchman1570 · 01-15-2017, 01:19 PM

I just purchase a used low mileage 2009 328i manual with the sport package. This is my fourth BMW and the first without a physical oil dipstick and engine temperature gauge. When I was looking into buying an e90, I thought I could deal without both these but I have to say I'm really not at all. This is a BMW after all. An enthusiast car. It's truly making me want to sell it after only 5 months and go back to the older models.

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creepy coupe Lieutenant General 1867 Rep 13,043 Posts Drives: BMW M340I G20 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK iTrader: (2) Garage List 2015 BMW 435d [0.00] 2009 335i [0.00]	I think it's just the lack of human interaction that's strange for some owners and the hit and miss results from the BMW read outs, whether via idrive or the instrument cluster, doesn't help. Strange how BMW still adopts a dipstick for the coolant level though.
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watchman1570 Registered 3 Rep 2 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW 328i 6 Spd Sport Pak Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Illinois iTrader: (0)	No oil dipstick or engine temperature gauge I just purchase a used low mileage 2009 328i manual with the sport package. This is my fourth BMW and the first without a physical oil dipstick and engine temperature gauge. When I was looking into buying an e90, I thought I could deal without both these but I have to say I'm really not at all. This is a BMW after all. An enthusiast car. It's truly making me want to sell it after only 5 months and go back to the older models.
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