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02-10-2015, 08:42 PM | #1 |
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Oil level readings
Does the oil gauge show varying levels or just basically full, half, min, and some kind of red/empty that I didn't see?
Last week I had to drive from San Antonio up to Fort Worth, and then back a couple days later. It is just shy of 300mi each way. On the way back, shortly after getting on the Rt130 bypass around Austin, I got a "minimum oil, add 1qt" warning. The gauge showed min. and yellow. Earlier in the drive, I had been playing in iDrive a little and checked the oil. At that time the level was mid-way between max and min, and was green. After driving about 20mi to get around Austin and back on I-35, I stopped and added 1qt. I left it on the gauge display as I drove back to civilization because I was concerned there might be a legitimate problem, but the gauge never budged. After adding oil, the gauge then read half way again. A little while later I checked again and it showed full. Stupid car with no dipstick.
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02-11-2015, 06:27 AM | #2 | |
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The level indicator you see on Idrive is not updated continuously, only after 5 min and then every 20min thereafter.
Your indications seem normal. Quote:
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