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      04-06-2016, 04:07 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by w5xz
just did an oil change on my new-to-me 2011 xdrive 28; it only has 26k miles on it...piece of cake...Mobil 1 0w40 Eu spec is on sale at WalMart, $20.99 for 5 quarts...drained oil was VERY black...BUT

I wanted to verify the accuracy of the I-drive oil level indicator; so, I intentionally put only 6 quarts back in..expecting to see 'low oil' indication of some kind...

I-drive says 'Full' ??? even after driving it a couple of days.

what's up with that ?? a defective oil level sensor?? already ??? oh, for an old-fashioned dipstick.

regards, dan
I think when you reset the oil indication for service it expects you to have the proper amount of oil added. It sets itself to level @ your 6 quarts . Driving cycle measures the amount it sees over course of time an then that value changes then it lets you know you are 1/4QT low , 1/2qt low, 3/4qt low , and 1 qt low .

I think you can add some safely and it would not change the amount significantly. But I wasn't sure that the 28i took as much as the 6cylinder turbo. I would have re-read some threads to confirm.
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