How to Check & Top Up your Oil in a BMW with no Dipstick
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- Hi, this video shows you how to check the oil level in a BMW with no dipstick. Then how to top up when the oil level is too low and then rechecking to make sure the correct amount of oil is in the car. The car in the video is a 2013 BMW 318i E92.
Many thanks Vince
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Thank you for making your video with no stupid long heavy metal music intro, no dumb graphics and not telling your life story before getting to the point. The way you edit these is awesome thank you I will keep coming back
Thank you Vince. The oil warning light on my BMW 316i sport kept on flashing with an alert sound. After following your precise, clear and thorough instructions I needed to add one litre of oil. I didn’t have a clue what I was doing but you made it all so, so easy. Jane x
Hi there! I gotta say, your vids are EXACTLY what I was looking for. You show EXACTLY where everything is on the car, & explain how to not only do the job, but how to check it from the inside panel. All other vids don’t help at all!!! I realize this vid is 3 yrs old, but, if you still can, PLEASE continue with this type of content. It’s more than helpful!! Thank you so much. Very grateful. Stay safe out there 👍🏼😉
Thank You! Love your style. Simple, to the point, and easy to understand for us people who don't know much about cars. Please keep it up!
One thing to be careful about. When more oil is added the reading may not change right away so don’t keep adding oil. Drive it for a bit check it and check again. Once you see the gauge move you know it’s the new reading (level). At this point add more if necessary and repeat the abound steps.
I HAVE A BIMMER AND YES YOU HAVE TO PUT UP WITH SOME CRAZY STUFF BUT IN THE LONG RUN I LOVE HOW THE CAR DRIVES PERIOD.
Fast, easy and strait to the point l! You had your book ready and you edit all the real time activity that waste mine! Thank you!
What Christina said
What’s so hard with keeping a physical dipstick for the oil as a backup???!Those sensors can and do fail.
The new Bimmers with the turbos have no room for a dipstick, ain't technology grand?
B Noakes that’s BS. You can’t tell me they can’t fit a stick against the side of the engine. That’s literally impossible.
Its a money grab forces you to go to a BMW dealership to get regular oil changes
@@ruthlesskumquat2918 Not just that. when the oil level sensor goes kaput, which it surely will as am experiencing, its yet another opportunity for a service center to charge you an arm and a leg for sticking in a new one. This is beyond crazy, never another BMW again
@@bnoakes4899 dipstick was never on the exhaust side. Having a turbo makes no difference. They dont want you maintaining ur own car.
Wow. BMW automobiles are wonderful. You can read the motor oil level from the dash. It even tells you how much motor oil to add.
Clear instruction and I liked the half plastic milk bottle used for the funnel!
Thanks for the tip! I just bought a second-hand 2006 330i, and was baffled by the lack of a dipstick 😂
He is awesome. He explains and repeats so that there are no misconceptions. Thank you!
There is an engineer in Germany who should be flogged in the public square for this.........
Larry Tipton and spit in his eye, the gf has a 118, what a piece if shit
Does yours have the bar across the oil cap where you would stick the funnel in soo fucking annoying that
more technology, less information, more wasted time ^^
Support you 10000000000%%%%%
Never speak in a negative manner about German engineers. !! Lol
Thanks for the video, it helped a lot. Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽.
Loved your video Vince so simple and easy to follow thank you!
Thank you so much for making and posting this video. You may have just saved my engine (on my 2009 323i). Much appreciated!
Thank you so much. Us first time BMW owners appreciate it.
So does this ONE time BMW owner! Never. Bloody. Again.
Thank you I was going crazy trying to find the dip stick lol
Lol same
German engineering lol.....making even the simplest of tasks needlessly complex!....and its only going to get worse!
I got 1 and i regret day and night buying it
You're right as long people ate dumb enough to buy this bullshit.
This is so dumb to me lol, why wait 3-5 minutes for a computer to tell you the oil is low
replacing the dipstick with a low oil sensor is stupid
Am I the only one who thinks this is really good?
Love my BMW - I check the oil level once a month and do an oil change every 6ooo miles which is half the recommended. Car is 7 years old and no trouble.
12,000 mile oil changes are for people who buy new cars every 2 years lol
It's not a boosted 335i is it? Want to to trade
@@austin4700 🤣🤣
Car is now 11 years old
Engine and gear box is still sound but just had two sensors replaced (£55o) and both drive axles due to another failed sensor (£65o and 6weeks wait for parts). 61.5k miles.
Keeping it until something major goes or I put it in a ditch.
Is a lowly 116i - you'd find it a little under powered next to a 335i boosted or not!
@@RustyDice saw the 335 couple in stick so I grabbed it, soon after the turbo went so I said fuck it and put a upgraded one on, since than I've replace pretty much the entire car exept the motor, it's making 19 pound of boost rn. Would trade it in but I'm in to deep
Excellent video, thanks. My wife's had her car almost 12 years. I never knew there was a way to check the level, I thought there was only the warning light and she'd have to take it in for service. Cheers!
Read the manual. You'd be surprised what that Bmers computer can do.
"had her car almost 12 years. I never knew there was a way to check the level" A sign of the times I guess.
She's lucky it's still running
Great video . I'm looking forward to following your progress.
Very helpful. Nice touch adding the pages from the manual. Thanks, VInce.
Thank you it does help me the video otherwise i will panic with oil light on bmw 3 months i own this car bmw 328i. You are wise thank for your advice have a great day.
So helpful I was wasting my time looking for a dipstick and was so confused 😂🙈
You just saved me. I had no oil in my car!!!!
That’s why these Bmws are dangerous, not having a dipstick is bullshit
Niece's car flashed up the low oil warning, 'put one litre in'. She drove home and fortunately got away with it. I put two litres in and it showed less than half full. The only dipstick is the BMW designer who thinks this is a good idea. Check the level with engine running?! Start the engine to check and it seizes up because unknown to you, the oil had leaked out or been burned up. The bearings ruined at least. No easy way of pumping out sump oil either, I don't like it but it's what many fast fit garages do.
Very helpful! Thank you!
This was absolutely helpful!! Thank you so much.
Thanks mate! Looks like BMW moved the dipsticks from under the hood into the office.
Your video is very helpful on learning our 2014 that we just purchased for our mom. Thanks much.
That dipstick comment was very funny. I tip my hat to you. I'm not even wearing one.
Thanks , this video was very helpful.
Thnks, but what about if i wanna know the quality of the oil and need to change??
it’s idiotic… they want you to take it to the dealership, the oil change is only $1500 USD
Thanks for sharing this video Vince. I just had one question at 2:35 what happens if the display shows the oil level is inactive?
Very helpful video. But what if I want to check the oil quality?
@Cousin Eddie I change it every year regardless of mileage but agree it's so stuuuuupid not to have a dipstick.
Thank you for the video. Just bought a 1 series and was regretting it! My old E36 had a dipstick and was a much more user friendly beast.....
I4 turbo, get rid of it
Your clean engine bay puts mine to shame
obviously garage kept.
What was the reason for getting rid of the simple dipstick? Thx
Thanks for this - helpful about the oil pressure warning without the reservoir 👍🏻
This is just something else to break... Absolutely unnecessary.
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Agreed. And a malfunction of that sensor could result in catastrophic failure of the engine.
ADEBISI ADEBISI you’re a fucking loser who’s too stupid to understand a car 😂
@@saauuzza uh..there's so much irony in what you just typed I'm convinced you're just a iron ingot with a TH-cam account
@@saauuzza I mean it's one thing to be a car enthusiast, but does it have to come with a sacrifice of pragmatism?? Rich or poor I think more people would benefit 😂
BMW expects you to drive 6 miles to find out your out of oil, you'll burn up your engine under a mile. How long will it take you to figure out you had an oil leak and your out of oil. Dumbest thing ever.
@S Gold Its very difficult to check your oil regularly without a dipstick. And don't give me muh sensors bullshit because they don't tell you what kind of shape the oil is in.
@Future house cleaner Are you serious? you will do more damage drilling through the block than you could imagine, just don't attempt it.
@@gravemind6536 The BMW service indicator tells you what you need to know about oil condition.
My BMW mechanic is not happy with this 'development'.
Why is smoke coming out when you lift the lid ?? Is that normal ??
Excellent Video ! Sydney Australia !
thank you so much! very clearly explained. just done my top up yesterday:)
fast, easy and straight to the point ! thanks
Thank you very much for this video. You helped me
Hahaha found this after staring under the bonnet for about 15 mins scratching my head lool
Thanks anyway
So what do you do when the digital display in the dash fails like they do in every bmw after it's a few years old?..
RIGHT!?
Thanks bro very good and helpful video
What a waste of time I would rather have an oil dipstick
OR you can buy a desent car THAT DOESNT BURN OIL
@Flatus Antiquitous All cars since at least the 90s have oil sensors that tell when there is insufficient oil or not enough oil pressure thats no reason to drop the dipstick. BMW deserve to burn to the ground for what they've done.
@Flatus Antiquitous No they have an orange light that tells you that you are low before it gets to dangerously low in that case it turns red. You are fake news.
@Flatus Antiquitous or...why not just have that feature...AND A DIPSTICK??
@Flatus Antiquitous I have a BMW. There is no reason why they could not have put both in!
Does it not make it inaccurate whilst the engine is running as the oil is running through the engine?
Very nice video man very helpful thnxs!
It would be awesome if it had this AND a dipstick. Just in case i don‘t want to or can‘t start the engine (would also help when changing the oil).
On the other hand it‘s really usefull. Measuring the oil level while driving on the autobahn is definitely a good thing.
Super helpful brother. Cheers!!
Thanks for the informative video. Just one thing I would add. Ideally you shouldn't pour the cold oil in a hot engine. It's not great for the metals in the engine.
You are getting confused with never putting cold coolant into a hot radiator.
Dont agree, as long as the engine is kept under 3000rpm shoud be fine, the oil would warm up very quickly
@@barryfowles-zl5ib that too of course. But my mechanic would always let the engine cool down before changing the oil.
Thanks mate - exactly what I needed 👍🏼
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤗 This was so helpful!!
Thanks for this helpful video. Do you have any more videos on this car? How many miles have you owned it for and how reliable has it been?
Excellent demonstration - thanks very much!!
Thanks it made it a whole lot easier figuring it out !!
Thank you sir! Excellent video.
Very helpful! Thanks for putting this up. Appreciate it.
Thanks man it was really helpful
Thank You for this very helpful video. I was wondered where is the dipstick of this car(BMW 116i) and how I can check the oil level.Thank you.
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Thanks, you just saved me some money
The 6 pot diesel does have a hidden dipstick, under the engine cover by air intake, grey dipstick.
why hide it stupid engineering
So glad I have the E90 335d, with a propper dip stick! Unlike your car... where the dipstick was back in the BMW design office!
hi thanks for the detailed instruction step by step.
Great video, perfect for a non mechanical dumbo like me. I got my 07 318i 2 weeks ago and still haven't worked out how to connect my phone 😱
Great video , boy would I hate to have a bad oil reader sensor , I don’t like the no dipstick thing especially on a BMW which are known to burn oil as “normal”, no thanks I’ll take a Pontiac GTP any day .
What an absolutely stupid design idea but great video very well explained. No way would I ever buy a car with no dipstick.
Can do the same oil level check through iDrive system too! Good video, thanks
Great instruction! Helped me out a lot
thank you! i just have one question.. is it really that easy to add oil? why do people take their car in for an oil change if it’s that easy?
my question is, i recently (very recently within a month actually) got my oil changed, and now it’s telling me to add +1L already? i do drive my car often i use it as a delivery car but is that even possible id already have to add more? or is it a censor issue maybe?
Thank you
Very clear and to the point
Perfectly done, best video ever! Thanks a bunch!
That was really helpful thanks matey
At the end, after you had added the 1 litre, why was the sensor light on? The oil can with the wavy line under it.
does your fluctuate while you are driving ? I have an e85 with this kind of digital dipstick and when i run the car to temperature while sitting still in the parking lot ( flat ground ) the oil level goes to full and it reads OK, but if i check the level after driving around for a while, the level fluctuates - even going to the last 2 out of 5 levels. thanks !
Like perfect explanation thanks very helpful, god bless you.
Wery usefull thanks. Just got My first BMW 😀
My sensor failed on an N52 engine. How did I find out? It kept telling me I was low and needed to add a quart. I did have a small oil pan gasket leak, but not enough to leave more than a drop on cardboard overnight. Kept adding a quart as requested while on a multi-leg trip of about 2,000 miles as I figured it may lose more oil under load.. Kept checking under the car. Got back home and drained the oil, all 14 quarts on an engine that only needs 6.9. Luckily I didn't blow the engine. New genuine oil sensor $200. Super easy to install, strained the oil to make sure there were no metal fragments.
I love driving BMWs, have an E46 sedan and an X5, sad to say, these will be my last. Can't check the transmission oil with a dipstick either.
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Thanks mate, I just bought a bmw 2011 model couldn’t find the dipstick..
Instead of just lifting a dipstick, there's a complex sensor that requires you to burn gasoline. Whoever designed this is, in fact, a dipstick.
😂😂😂😂😂 made my day
Thank you this information was very helpful to me👍
Great video thank you, I did not know about this feature
Great video. Thanks for saying quarts for us yanks...
Thank you! This was great information!
really helpful video thank you!!
Do you do this with the engine running before and after?
Is there an easier way to check it? I have check engine lights and it keeps overriding the oil. And going back to the main screen.
Thanks searched the whole engine ,never would have figured this out
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VERY HELPFUL INFO! :-)
Hello, Thanks for your Video. I have a question. How do I know what kind of oil should I use into my BMW car?
look in the book by oil change
@@alinduta5398 ok,thank you!
@@alinduta5398 thanks very much.
It's synthetic oil (castroil or mobile 1 should be good)
Every German product runs beautifully till it doesn't. $790 for transmission oil change a 2009 BMW. Yesterday it took me 4 (Four) HOURS to get to the area under the lint trap in a Bosch dryer, clean it and put it back together. In WW2, their tanks worked beautifully and were deadly till they didn't.
Super helpful mate cheers👍😊
On later models simply go to the "vehicle information" menu option --> vehicle status --> oil level and or measure oil level.
"simply"
He topped up 2 litres or 1? Mine was on the half way line and I put 1 litres and came up to maximum and says okay but his was on minimum so he had to put 2 litres right? Or how do you know if you put more then maximum does it show?
what if the sensor breaks and does not warn you
i read it warns you the senor isnt working. a warning for a warning about a warning. warnception
Or, you basically blow up everything like it happened to an aquaintance of mine. He forgot about the oil change for a few thousands of kilometres, and burnt everything is a moment of need for speed.
Nemesis thats "his" fault should of been smarter
james billings Broken oil meter = £££ in parts from BMW. Broken engine = ££££s from BMW! Either way, BMW are quids in!
I keep trying to tell people all the tech in modern cars isn't for free....nobody listens lol
Lol all sensors in a car tell you it's not working
What does it mean when it writes service were its written +1L on yourz. But its at 3/4
I am confused about checking the oil level while the engine is running since oil is circulating continously when engine is running. Please comment.....
I’m late to this but I got me a 2011 328i m package and where my engine oil goes when I open it it’s like air trapped in there so it releases small pressure when I open is that normal ? Or is it the valve ?