March 15, 2015 Followup from the Pelican Staff: I don't flush engines when replacing the oil. Third time I changed oil: added 6. Have you ever seen this set up on a rear wheel drive car? Jacking up the car was the most labor intensive component. If you plan to do this, I recommend you place wood ontop of the jacks to protect the car. Eventually about 6 weeks later I started having a few slight performance issues, like the engine would skip a beat or two. The E90 has an electronic dip stick, so I ended up putting in 6 quarts even. Thanks September 16, 2015 Followup from the Pelican Staff: counterclockwise to remove.
You can see from the picture that I was a little bad at math. You should replace your engine oil and filter every 5,000 miles. Though I always empty the 7th bottle into my engine. It reads halfway down today. December 20, 2016 Followup from the Pelican Staff: you can't. Yesterday afternoon, the stalk reading started showing it halfway between full and minimum.
Difference is, it is surrounded by the engine oil and it will spill out if you open the lid. The full Terms and Conditions of using this website and database can be found. Then check sensor operation using a scan tool. Yes, excessive overfill can result in foaming the oil due to the crankshaft. They can figure out what part or repair kit you need. Or can you get away with just jacking the front to drain the oil? So being concerned about over filling, I didn't add the quart.
If you read my posts on the subject of oil, I'm on the side of longer oil changes. The Navi showed it down 2 bars from full there are 5 bars between full and minimum. Additional customer requested oil changes are charged. March 26, 2017 Followup from the Pelican Staff: Yes. Drained oil and filter housing. Pour in the new oil - a funnel helps channel it straight into the engine.
You should always attempt to verify the information with your vehicle manual or information provided on the underhood stick, sometimes also located on the top of the accumulator. Before you begin to change the engine oil, it is a good idea to run the engine for 2-3 minutes to warm the engine oil. I wouldn't worry about it unless your engine temp is in the red. I looked in the owners manual and found nothing - no capacities for oil - listed. Rubber mats placed below the ramp will prevent this slippage. Because i find it hard to find the oil filter for 320i in my country January 7, 2017 Followup from the Pelican Staff: You didn't mention what year, but most likely not.
That's on both the stalk reading and on my Navi reading. That's on both the stalk reading and on my Navi reading. Every pilot I know is. You can also remove it with your hands and a couple of rags it's hot! Reproduction of part or all of the contents of this web-site in any form is prohibited and may not be recopied and shared with a third party. I don't believe that you can make an oil that works 'good as new' for two full years and can prevent sludge buildup.
Still need to start somewhere. Well by this time I was within 1,500 miles of an oil change, so I changed the oil, and I was thinking my oil level sensor was going bad. My question is, if they use universal engine oil, is there any problem to oil level sensor giving different reading? I'll go with 5 quarts next time and see what I get. I always try to get photos of all the models, doesn't always work out. And if so, how much oil did you put in? When the oil level light came on the dipstick always read 1 quart low.
Especially since you have to dump the oil in a legal and responsible way. You can use a screw driver or a metal fork too if you wish. March 5, 2017 Followup from the Pelican Staff: White smoke is likely coolant. It is not a difficult process. Check out our section, which has all the parts you'll need to get your vehicle running its best, including filters, fluids, brakes, spark plugs, lighting, and more for your E90! I don't put the drain plug back in until the oil is only coming out at a drop or so per second. My old E30 had both a mechanical dipstick and a low oil level light.
Then torque oil filter cover to 25 Nm 18 ft-lb. When you change your own oil, you know that you are putting quality oil in your 328i and that the filter is being changed too. The filter compartment has a screw off cap. Check your owners manual for detailed instructions on how and when oil level should be checked. Are you suggesting that less than the full amount of oil is being drained? My wife's Acura doesn't get its oil changed as often has 75K miles; went 6K miles between changes and the oil is less black than for my car.