E89 oil level check

TONYMOR · Post by **TONYMOR** » Wed Dec 02, 2020 4:55 pm

How do I check the oil level on my car using the o b c?

maxman · Post by **maxman** » Wed Dec 02, 2020 5:37 pm

Use the left stalk on the steering column.There must be a vid on you tube.It’s pretty straightforward.Get the engine warm before starting the check. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ts-LcGaIHM

Busterboo · Post by **Busterboo** » Thu Dec 03, 2020 9:44 am

Alternatively, carry a litre of oil in the boot and, when you hear 'Bong' and read 'Add Oil', do so. All of it.

Vonlipvig · Post by **Vonlipvig** » Thu Dec 03, 2020 11:58 am

Busterboo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 03, 2020 9:44 am Alternatively, carry a litre of oil in the boot and, when you hear 'Bong' and read 'Add Oil', do so. All of it.

Unless it bongs when you're parked on a hill, then ignore it and check on a flat surface. A friend lived on a hill and everytime I went to his facing downhill, off it would go

Busterboo · Post by **Busterboo** » Thu Dec 03, 2020 5:41 pm

Danglesberries · Post by **Danglesberries** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 1:47 am

What a totally pathetic and useless idea. Serves no purpose whatsoever to the consumer. Bring back the dipstick FFS!

Smartbear · Post by **Smartbear** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 2:22 am

Danglesberries wrote: ↑Mon Dec 07, 2020 1:47 am What a totally pathetic and useless idea. Serves no purpose whatsoever to the consumer. Bring back the dipstick FFS!

It lets you know the oil level without opening the bonnet

Rob

flybobbie · Post by **flybobbie** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 10:03 am

My business partner had the earlier Zed.
The washer stopped working.
I said have you filled the water bottle.
She said i never do, they do it when it is serviced every year.
Didn't know where the bonnet release was either.

bob4333 · Post by **bob4333** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:23 am

Danglesberries wrote: ↑Mon Dec 07, 2020 1:47 am Bring back the dipstick FFS!

Gets my vote!!!

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:39 am

Danglesberries wrote: ↑Mon Dec 07, 2020 1:47 am What a totally pathetic and useless idea. Serves no purpose whatsoever to the consumer. Bring back the dipstick FFS!

Excellent idea for 95% of users, who just see the car as a tool and don't want to get their hands dirty.
Only us enthusiasts who actually care tbh.

Given the strange places that some people decide to pour fluids into their engines, I would think the removal of the dipstick goes some way towards counteracting the proliferation of dipsticks behind the wheel.

Pbondar · Post by **Pbondar** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:19 am

enuff_zed wrote: ↑Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:39 am
Danglesberries wrote: ↑Mon Dec 07, 2020 1:47 am What a totally pathetic and useless idea. Serves no purpose whatsoever to the consumer. Bring back the dipstick FFS!
Excellent idea for 95% of users, who just see the car as a tool and don't want to get their hands dirty.
Only us enthusiasts who actually care tbh.

Given the strange places that some people decide to pour fluids into their engines, I would think the removal of the dipstick goes some way towards counteracting the proliferation of dipsticks behind the wheel.

Jasonn · Post by **Jasonn** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 12:18 pm

The other plus of a dipstick was you get a visual check of the oils condition at the same time

Nictrix · Post by **Nictrix** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 12:29 pm

enuff_zed wrote: ↑Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:39 am
Danglesberries wrote: ↑Mon Dec 07, 2020 1:47 am What a totally pathetic and useless idea. Serves no purpose whatsoever to the consumer. Bring back the dipstick FFS!
Excellent idea for 95% of users, who just see the car as a tool and don't want to get their hands dirty.
Only us enthusiasts who actually care tbh.

Given the strange places that some people decide to pour fluids into their engines, I would think the removal of the dipstick goes some way towards counteracting the proliferation of dipsticks behind the wheel.

An old work mate years ago was told to check and add oil to one of the work vans. He was gone for quite some time and when somebody went to check on him they found him dribbling oil into the engine via the dipstick tube. He had never owned a car and didnt have any clue about them.

bob4333 · Post by **bob4333** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 12:56 pm

Jasonn wrote: ↑Tue Dec 08, 2020 12:18 pm The other plus of a dipstick was you get a visual check of the oils condition at the same time

....... and a proper car engine smell.

When I was an impecunious engineering apprentice I'd walk into all of the bike dealers' "showrooms" (probably over calling it a bit) to gaze at the BSA's and Triumphs I couldn't afford. The smell of the petrol and oil soaked timber floorboards was a part of the magical ambiance that I didn't realise at the time. Fire hazard? Undoubtedly, and they'd never get away with it now.

And what do we smell in a showroom / workshop now?

Money - just money.

Sorry OP, I digress. Nurse is on her way to collect me.

mcbutler · Post by **mcbutler** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:15 pm

Vonlipvig wrote: ↑Thu Dec 03, 2020 11:58 am
Busterboo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 03, 2020 9:44 am Alternatively, carry a litre of oil in the boot and, when you hear 'Bong' and read 'Add Oil', do so. All of it.
Unless it bongs when you're parked on a hill, then ignore it and check on a flat surface. A friend lived on a hill and everytime I went to his facing downhill, off it would go

good post, I experienced this, nearly cacked my rompers

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