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      08-20-2008, 12:36 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by Palbay View Post
I hate not having a dipstick to ck.I know that sounds ole fashion....I just don't completely trust the engine electronics on modern auto's....esp on something as critical as engine oil.
I'm the opposite. I have wondered for years why everything else in the vehicle can be monitored electronically but we still have to check the oil level with a flimsy rod being shoved into a small hole!

I don't know how the TTV8 will fare, but my '02 4.4 X5 has never needed oil between changes, even though it has been supercharged for the last 50,000 km and I only change the oil every 12,000 km. But I think BMW engines can vary quite a lot in their oil consumption.
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