Topping up oil

pshovest · #1 08-09-2018, 07:54 PM

I know my '08 3.0 is 1 quart low as soon as the green level drops 1/16". I suspect it will be 2 qts low if I wait until it says add a quart.

Nanniepoo · #2 08-10-2018, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by pshovest

I know my '08 3.0 is 1 quart low as soon as the green level drops 1/16". I suspect it will be 2 qts low if I wait until it says add a quart.

Hmm...fortunately with our 4.8 we have a dipstick so I've been able to compare. It tracks nearly perfect. And it is a quart from min to max.

Qsilver7 · #3 08-10-2018, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Nanniepoo

Hmm...fortunately with our 4.8 we have a dipstick so I've been able to compare. It tracks nearly perfect. And it is a quart from min to max.

Nanniepoo...you DO know that you're rubbing your e53 X5 dipstick in the faces of e70 X5 owners, right?

DSE70 · #4 08-10-2018, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Qsilver7

Nanniepoo...you DO know that you're rubbing your e53 X5 dipstick in the faces of e70 X5 owners, right?

I thought all E70's had them, my 35D has one right behind the oil filter.

One thing to keep in mind is when you check it, I find the level about 1/4 range low when the engine is hot - I like to check it after the oil has settled back in the sump (about an hour conservatively)

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