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As we all know the e85’s with an electric oil level sensor have a screen with a series of blocks to indicate the volume of oil in the car.

There are five blocks, 0 blocks = add 1L

Several blocks = “OK” all the way to 5/5 blocks again “OK”.

My car holds 6.5L of oil as do all SI’s.

If 5/5 blocks indicates a full system and 0 blocks mean add 1L then is it safe to assume each block is worth 200ml? I know a lot of people would wait for the warning and chuck a litre in but I think it would be handy to know eg before setting off on a long journey but don’t want the hassle of topping up on the fly.

Yep, that is correct afaik.

Just keep 1L bottle in the boot and top up when indicated.

As with a dipstick the electrical indicator is only a guide with plent of tolerance.

cheers guys.

I used to top up in around 250ml increments as it's divided by 4 and it worked as expected. I never let it run down to add a litre as by the time that happens it needs it ASAP and I might be somewhere a long way from home. You can carry around a bottle but it's unnecessary.

Steve84N wrote: ↑Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:40 pmI used to top up in around 250ml increments as it's divided by 4 and it worked as expected. I never let it run down to add a litre as by the time that happens it needs it ASAP and I might be somewhere a long way from home. You can carry around a bottle but it's unnecessary.

That's what I work on - mine is currently in the middle, so I'll give it half a litre soon.

But my first one came with a soft plastic case with "Castrol" on it that holds a one litre bottle and has Velcro to stick it to the carpet.

Really handy I thought, so it's now in my current one just in case!