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I check my oil weekly because my motor mods cost big bucks.
Checking my oil is cheap insurance compared to a rebuild because I was lazy and did not take the less than 5 minutes to check it.

A little preventive maintenance goes a long way.

 

Hope they tested the carp out of it.....

And fixed the carbon problem....

And fixed the cold start problem...

And fixed the HPFP problem...

And fixed the DM flywheel problem....

And fixed the.....

Then they can toot their horn..... Or it will come back to haunt them...

 

BMW does not make great or even special motors. The are just like every other motor, if you take care of them they will last.

The only thing special about the new motor is it has no DIPSTICKS! :mad2:

 

An engine without a dip stick is like a boiler without a sight glass, either one will give you big trouble all at once.
Thanks Scott

 

I think this is just push back for all the not so good press about their Peugeot/Citroen group engine. I think it is a smart move on their part.

 

This is true!!! :yesnod:

Just because folks don't pull their dipsticks is no reason to stick it to everyone.

 

I feel that we are on our way to cars that come with the hood sealed. There will be an 800 number to call when it stops. "No user serviceable parts inside" :frown2:

 

Yup, they do not want you to see how much oil the new "award winning" motor burns in just a thousand miles. :ihih:

 

A sight glass on the sump would be pretty a pretty cool mod.

 

Don't you just wish you had a light to tell you how the oil is like the modern New MINI's do? :lol: Sorry couldn't help it.

 

Because the type of people that buy BMWs don't check them anyway. (there are exceptions) MINI is aiming for the same type of customer. Just give them a warning light to go to the dealer instead.

 

No more Id10t lights. :incazzato::mad2::lol:

 

Probably because of the move of the 1 series to fwd and sharing of components

 

Seems like it to me as well. A little blatant advertising can be good.

 

I haven't done a reading on this but was there a reason behind it not have a dipstick?:idea:

 

Maybe there will be a dip stick mod. :cornut:

 

I come from the world of electric motors, and that industry had been grease fitting free in motors that are 10HP and under for decades. Not all brands, but most. True, a failed bearing in an electric motor is far less expensive than a failed bearing in an engine, but the "logic" does seem to be that "nobody looks" and/or we have a sensor for that.

I don't know how I feel. When I was in my 20's I was a fanatic about opening the hood and checking the oil. Now, once I learn the thirst of a vehicle for oil, I generally watch the odometer instead of the dipstick. Maybe it's ME who's the dipstick. I don't know! :devil: