M5 Oil Top Up Normal???
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Originally Posted by Aartsy19' post='1025737' date='Oct 6 2009, 05:48 AM
Good to know.. I hate going through that damn owner manual! lol
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Originally Posted by SilberGrauE60' post='1025787' date='Oct 6 2009, 09:18 AM
Download the PDF version and just do a search...
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The problem is that the electronic gauge doesn't cycle through a new reading unless you're driving a pretty good distance at a relatively constant speed. I remember reading about this somewhere as well but not sure if it was in the owner's manual or some Tech section of Roundel or Bimmer magazine. I can go for weeks in short distance driving locally and my oil level doesn't change at all and I'll jump on a ~50 mile drive from San Jose to SF and it can drop several tenths. Just carry a quart/liter of oil in your trunk at all times.
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Whatever happened to the good old dipstick?
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If you hold the button that cycles through the temp, mileage, etc. while it is on the oil indicator it will reset the oil level. I believe the car needs to be warmed up and on a flat surface and stopped for it to take a reading.
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Originally Posted by PianoProdigy' post='1031298' date='Oct 13 2009, 11:14 AM
If you hold the button that cycles through the temp, mileage, etc. while it is on the oil indicator it will reset the oil level. I believe the car needs to be warmed up and on a flat surface and stopped for it to take a reading.
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Originally Posted by JOHN' post='1025129' date='Oct 5 2009, 01:26 PM
Same here the dealer will usually do it for free if you stop in.
on the house...
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Went in for my first complimentary oil top up on the M5 yesterday since owning the car (5 months).
Interesting to note that the dealer uses a different oil for the M cars: Castrol TWS Motorsport. I assume being a dealer, that this is a directive from BMW?
So even my previous 545 was getting the "normal" dealer oil
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Interesting to note that the dealer uses a different oil for the M cars: Castrol TWS Motorsport. I assume being a dealer, that this is a directive from BMW?
So even my previous 545 was getting the "normal" dealer oil
Cheers
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