Thread: Topping up oil
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Old 08-10-2018, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Ralphhall View Post
When the display reads low oil, I add 1 quart and that brings the “green” bar gauge up to full. I have read that I could add 2 quarts, would that not overfill?
This is a 2012 X5 5.0
My BMW dealer told me when the oil reaches minimum, add 2 full quarts. Due to a consumption design flaw BMW leverages an extra quarts worth of capacity in the engine for top offs.

There is some documentation to back this.

I've been adding 2 quarts myself only when it reaches the bottom line. I have a 2011 X5 5.0i
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