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Check photo in post#21 engine dipstick plainly visibleAuto dipstick?
Check photo in post#21 engine dipstick plainly visibleAuto dipstick?
Christian might describe that spec as "dumb-ass" Unless perhaps the vehicle is to be operated in arctic-type extremes....
No special recommendation, but a German site for price comparisons. For a little bit more money you can get something serious.Where does one get one of these?
Makes sense. If you were to add the recommended 500ml, would the on-road level say there's too much oil? I'm not trying to be obtuse - just genuinely curious how two different oil levels are acceptable from the same system.I'm assuming the requirement to have more oil in the sump/available given the vehicle may be at strange angles and potentially starving the oil pickup.
I suspect the on road acceptable range is 0-1 litre low and the off road acceptable range is 0-500ml. Hence he is still in the acceptable range for on road use and out of acceptable range for off road.Makes sense. If you were to add the recommended 500ml, would the on-road level say there's too much oil? I'm not trying to be obtuse - just genuinely curious how two different oil levels are acceptable from the same system.
That could become a nice forum game....find part X in that picture. The one who finds it can post the next puzzle...This is the B58 (Petrol): I didn't find a dipstick, but perhaps I missed it:
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Assuming you have the diesel, did you check the dipstick to compare?So I had a go at this today. First attempt lasted for about 1 minute and gave me a brief message that the attempt had been aborted. I was on a 6 degree side slop at the time, so fair enough.
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[same message - different day].
I re-positioned the vehicle somewhere flatter and tried again. It seems to keep the previous reading:
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Note the revs rise on their own:
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And then it tells me that I'm half a litre down on oil or it's used that much in 251 miles. Now that was a PDI item, wasn't it?:
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The spec is SAE 0/5W-30 BMW LL-12FE for diesel, SAE 0/5W-20 BMW LL-17FE for petrol - you should be able to find either of these as they are the same spec as used by BMW for these engines.All I know is there's half a litre missing...of an oil not available in the UK!
Yes, I have the diesel. Looked a couple of times from above but no obvious sign of a dipstick.Assuming you have the diesel, did you check the dipstick to compare?
From the Owner's Manual the recommended Engine Oil is Petronas Syntium 0W30 DG.The spec is SAE 0/5W-30 BMW LL-12FE for diesel, SAE 0/5W-20 BMW LL-17FE for petrol - you should be able to find either of these as they are the same spec as used by BMW for these engines.
And that appears not to be publicly available ( certainly in the UK) currently. And I'm sure someone ( you?) on the forum ( after speaking with Petronas) said it was a "first fill" only oil.From the Owner's Manual the recommended Engine Oil is Petronas Syntium 0W30 DG.