X5 e70 2009 4.8 Petrol Sat for 4 months

Ramezx5 · 04-25-2023, 08:08 PM

Hello 👋

I was away and car was stationery for 4 months and I came back to a dead battary. I believe before doing any actions I have to check oil and coolant level.

How can I can check the oil level when I don't have dipstick and I have dead battary?

And if there is anything else I need to look for apart from oil and coolant please let me know.

Thanks for your help with this!

jbash87 · 04-25-2023, 09:55 PM

Are you worried it lost oil or coolant somehow?

Coolant is easy to check. Oil is a bit harder. If you have INPA installed on a laptop you can check the actual oil level via the sensor, however w/o a baseline you probably won't be able to make much sense of the number it reads out.
If you're so worried about it being too low you can always just drain it all and refill with the proper amount.

When you're ready to start it I would suggest pulling the fuel pump relay and letting it crank over a few times to build some oil pressure in your heads. After sitting for 4 months a lot of the oil has probably found its way to the oil sump and could be a bit dry up top.

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Ramezx5 Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: X5 x3 Join Date: Apr 2023 Location: Manchester iTrader: (0)	X5 e70 2009 4.8 Petrol Sat for 4 months Hello 👋 I was away and car was stationery for 4 months and I came back to a dead battary. I believe before doing any actions I have to check oil and coolant level. How can I can check the oil level when I don't have dipstick and I have dead battary? And if there is anything else I need to look for apart from oil and coolant please let me know. Thanks for your help with this!
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jbash87 First Lieutenant 250 Rep 391 Posts Drives: 2006 M5, 2012 X5d, 2008 E91 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Seattle iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW X5 35d [10.00] 2006 BMW M5 [10.00]	Are you worried it lost oil or coolant somehow? Coolant is easy to check. Oil is a bit harder. If you have INPA installed on a laptop you can check the actual oil level via the sensor, however w/o a baseline you probably won't be able to make much sense of the number it reads out. If you're so worried about it being too low you can always just drain it all and refill with the proper amount. When you're ready to start it I would suggest pulling the fuel pump relay and letting it crank over a few times to build some oil pressure in your heads. After sitting for 4 months a lot of the oil has probably found its way to the oil sump and could be a bit dry up top.
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