I swear the iDrive has a built-in algorithm to make it less accurate.iDrive was showing my oil level at "50%", but BimmerLink showed 79mm which should be "0%"
The ārawā value tends to fluctuate a lot. Youāre looking for the āmin recognized valueā that is the reading iDrive uses.iDrive was showing my oil level at "50%", but BimmerLink showed 79mm which should be "0%"
Next up you need to replace the oil pump. If it doesnāt generate enough pressure it canāt get a reading. Thatās what my dealer told me anyway. It involves dropping subframe and replacing those two bolts as well.has anyone fixed the oil checking problem? Just replaced the sensor and still nothing btw
Wut? Engine would be toast if not enough oil pressure???Next up you need to replace the oil pump. If it doesnāt generate enough pressure it canāt get a reading. Thatās what my dealer told me anyway. It involves dropping subframe and replacing those two bolts as well.
Like I said, only relying what my dealership said/did to get it working againWut? Engine would be toast if not enough oil pressure???
Oil pressure within realistic limits has zero do do with oil consumption. I can't believe BMW created an engine without some means of physically checking the oil level. As an aircraft engineer of 42 years experience all the jet and piston engines for that matter I worked on over those years had oil qty gauges but they always had either a dipstick, sight glass on the oil tank or you could visually see when the oil level was full through the oil filler on the tank. Any oil consumption calculations were always done based on "oil physically added and visibly confirmed" not what the cockpit gauges read. No issues with having an oil level monitoring system but a physical method is always the last word in engineering terms. BMW what the hell?Next up you need to replace the oil pump. If it doesnāt generate enough pressure it canāt get a reading. Thatās what my dealer told me anyway. It involves dropping subframe and replacing those two bolts as well.
Dudeā¦ā¦ coming from a MX5 and S2K, canāt help but think what happened to visually inspecting your oil? Like on a regular basis. Never sent it to a lab (unless serious issues) or having a computer gauge how full it is. It really is mind blowing. Glad you said what everyone is thinking! I love the carā¦ but itās so ass backwards.Oil pressure within realistic limits has zero do do with oil consumption. I can't believe BMW created an engine without some means of physically checking the oil level. As an aircraft engineer of 42 years experience all the jet and piston engines for that matter I worked on over those years had oil qty gauges but they always had either a dipstick, sight glass on the oil tank or you could visually see when the oil level was full through the oil filler on the tank. Any oil consumption calculations were always done based on "oil physically added and visibly confirmed" not what the cockpit gauges read. No issues with having an oil level monitoring system but a physical method is always the last word in engineering terms. BMW what the hell?
Phil
It's what happens when the engineering design department creates a system then the bean counters go" well now we have that we can reduce costs on a machining process on the engine block and a dipstick and dipstick tube". Nobody from the "real world end user" has an input. I've seen it many, many times.Dudeā¦ā¦ coming from a MX5 and S2K, canāt help but think what happened to visually inspecting your oil? Like on a regular basis. Never sent it to a lab (unless serious issues) or having a computer gauge how full it is. It really is mind blowing. Glad you said what everyone is thinking! I love the carā¦ but itās so ass backwards.
A simple dipstick = no need for a whole program/app to measure your oil level or this thread . No harm or foul, just sayinā¦ Speak freely @lucky phil Common sense greatly appreciated