4925 miles and down a quart

[Penguin]

> Do you have a 2008 X5 E70 with a dipstick?

I believe the V-8 has a dipstick, but the I-6 does not.

[cmyX6go]

Originally Posted by Penguin

> Do you have a 2008 X5 E70 with a dipstick?

I believe the V-8 has a dipstick, but the I-6 does not.

I do have a 2008 4.8i. I opened the hood and didn't see a dipstick. I didn't really look too hard, maybe it's hidden in there someplace.

[pb48]

Originally Posted by cmyX5go

I do have a 2008 4.8i. I opened the hood and didn't see a dipstick. I didn't really look too hard, maybe it's hidden in there someplace.

It's placed further back and it's black just like the rest of the engine bay so you'll miss it quite easily.

In my experience, the tendency to burn oil goes away after you rack up some miles. I had the oil changed once immediately after break-in and the low oil warning came up around 10,000KM. Had two more oil changes in between, and now at 25,000 km, it seems to have stopped burning oil. Flogged it on a trackday and the iDrive oil counter stayed at the same level

[cmyX6go]

Originally Posted by pb48

It's placed further back and it's black just like the rest of the engine bay so you'll miss it quite easily.

I need to go pop my hood and check it out. Thanks

[motordavid]

Originally Posted by cmyX5go

I need to go pop my hood and check it out. Thanks

We need pics, L! ...

[genew]

Originally Posted by cmyX5go

I do have a 2008 4.8i. I opened the hood and didn't see a dipstick. I didn't really look too hard, maybe it's hidden in there someplace.

OMG I have been bad mouthing BMW for months about the dipstick and when I read this thread I thought sure I bet there is a stick. So I opened the hood and I couldn't believe my eyes. "it's there, in the same place as the old ones in the e 53 but instead of the ring to pull it out it's just a flat black nub on the top of the stick. I couldn't believe it. I was at the BMW shop last week and badmouthed them again about no dipstick and they didn't say a word about having one. Oh well I'm happy now.

[ranchhand]

I have 17000 miles on my 07 X5.
Dealer changed oil in Dec and in Apr the low oil indicator light came on(650ml low).
Dealer changed oil again.
Will see if it occurs again in 4 months.

[AzNMpower32]

My friend's X5 4.8i DOES have a dipstick.

I think it's normal for the motor to consume a litre of oil in its first few thousand miles (or is that km? ). Seriously, it's because some of the oil gets burned up and the motor parts aren't necessarily well-oiled until after a while.