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Originally Posted by Accumulator Noting that this thread has pretty well run its course...
Don't some current model BMWs have "electronic dipsticks"? I read somewhere that to check (really *check*) the oil level you have to take it to a dealership where they pump out the oil an measure it..there simply isn't an old-fashioned dipstick so there's no way to know if the electronic gizmo is giving an accurate reading or not. |
They change the oil this way (as does MB). With the oil filter being on top, there's no reason to drain the oil through a bolt...they just plop in the extractor where the dipstick would be, pump it out, then fill conventionally. If my oil filter was on top on both of the Honda's, I would do it this way as well (and will when I buy my Bimmer
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