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BMW's engineering refinements (not always a good thing)
The following letter published in the July ‘07 Car & Driver pretty well sums up my adverse feelings towards BMW's engineering "refinements." Your readers should be aware that the refinement of BMW now includes only speedo, tach, gas, and mpg gauges for instruments. All other [calculations aren’t shown.] During my time with a 328i, an oil can dripping into what looked like water flashed on the screen several times. I learned this was the “add oil” indication. Unable to find the dipstick to check, I went to the dealer. They advised me there is no longer any dipstick in the BMW 3-series except the M3 and that the transition started in 2006. There have been a few hiccups with this new engineering breakthrough. The sensors occasionally malfunction, and customers have added oil when they shouldn’t have. I was told the proper way to check the oil is to return the car to your BMW dealership and it will put the vehicle on a rack, drain the oil, measure it, and then reinstall the oil in the car. Two dealers have told me BMW doesn’t want customers monkeying around under the hood. In my judgment, this new technology paradigm by BMW electrical engineers surpasses iDrive for idiocy.
Richard A. Wittenburg
N. Syracuse, New York So now BMW wants us to make an appointment with the dealer in order to confirm the oil level if we doubt the sensor. They’ve got to be kidding. Sensors go bad a lot. Not having a backup dipstick for an engine's life blood is asking for trouble. I love my BMW but I cannot see a new BMW in my future unless they bring back necessary items such as temperature gauge, oil dipstick, spare tire, etc. BMW: Are you listening? Do you care? | | Reply » BMW's engineering refinements (not always a good thing) |
Quote: The following letter published in the July ‘07 Car & Driver pretty well sums up my adverse feelings towards BMW's engineering "refinements."
Your readers should be aware that the refinement of BMW now includes only speedo, tach, gas, and mpg gauges for instruments. All other [calculations aren’t shown.] During my time with a 328i, an oil can dripping into what looked like water flashed on the screen several times. I learned this was the “add oil” indication. Unable to find the dipstick to check, I went to the dealer. They advised me there is no longer any dipstick in the BMW 3-series except the M3 and that the transition started in 2006. There have been a few hiccups with this new engineering breakthrough. The sensors occasionally malfunction, and customers have added oil when they shouldn’t have. I was told the proper way to check the oil is to return the car to your BMW dealership and it will put the vehicle on a rack, drain the oil, measure it, and then reinstall the oil in the car. Two dealers have told me BMW doesn’t want customers monkeying around under the hood. In my judgment, this new technology paradigm by BMW electrical engineers surpasses iDrive for idiocy.
Richard A. Wittenburg
N. Syracuse, New York So now BMW wants us to make an appointment with the dealer in order to confirm the oil level if we doubt the sensor. They’ve got to be kidding. Sensors go bad a lot. Not having a backup dipstick for an engine's life blood is asking for trouble. I love my BMW but I cannot see a new BMW in my future unless they bring back necessary items such as temperature gauge, oil dipstick, spare tire, etc.
BMW: Are you listening? Do you care? | Is this typical German over-engineering? Interesting quote from a CD review of the 2008 5 series:
"We wonder if BMW engineers are so satisfied with their cars that they come up with projects like this to give themselves something to do. Indeed, their products have been the benchmark for so long that the cars themselves seem to exude arrogance. They are impressive machines, but before monkeying around with the automatic transmission shifters and creating iDrive 2.0, we’d like to see them fix that funky steering."
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The lack of a engine oil dipstick is just as ill concieved an idea as the 'lifetime' fill of the auto trans and differentials. No educated BMW enthusiast will ever be convinced these new ideas are anything but a step in the wrong direction. Gordo
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BMW's engineering refinements (not always a good thing)