[markronnie]

My 2024 x1 28i does not have a dipstick or I can’t locate one. I understand that there is/are sensors that the computer monitors to advise when oil should be changed but will it tell me when oil level is low & by how much? I’ve never had a vehicle without a dipstick & I’m puzzled 🤔 why BMW would not include one.
Especially when I hear many BMW engines have leaking issues or burn oil over time.

[duraz0rz]

You can go into Vehicle Status in iDrive to check your oil level, but it should warn you when it gets low.

[tex2670]

Originally Posted by markronnie

My 2024 x1 28i does not have a dipstick or I can’t locate one. I understand that there is/are sensors that the computer monitors to advise when oil should be changed but will it tell me when oil level is low & by how much? I’ve never had a vehicle without a dipstick & I’m puzzled 🤔 why BMW would not include one.
Especially when I hear many BMW engines have leaking issues or burn oil over time.

BMW did away with dipsticks like 20 years ago. It's all about what the iDrive status says.

[markronnie]

Thanks. It’s my first BMW.
A couple of Acura’s I purchased recently had info within it’s computer but still had a physical dip stick so I was a little baffled when I went looking after a 350 mile drive.
Hope I never need to see a low oil message. With my low mileage driving I do I plan to changed oil with full synthetic once a year regardless of mileage. I’ve been using full synthetic oil in every vehicle I’ve had since about 1975 way before turbo’s.

[FlashMonkey929]

Originally Posted by markronnie

Thanks. It’s my first BMW.
A couple of Acura’s I purchased recently had info within it’s computer but still had a physical dip stick so I was a little baffled when I went looking after a 350 mile drive.
Hope I never need to see a low oil message. With my low mileage driving I do I plan to changed oil with full synthetic once a year regardless of mileage. I’ve been using full synthetic oil in every vehicle I’ve had since about 1975 way before turbo’s.

Other than the notorious oil filter housing gasket leak common with the e90s, I have never had an oil leak in any BMW I’ve owned or leased. I know people seem to think that BMWs are unreliable or expensive to maintain, but I’ve had the opposite experience.

[markronnie]

Good to hear