En g in e o il
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Ch e c kin g th e e n g in e o il
The o il vo lum e b e tw e e n th e tw o m a rks
on th e d ip s tic k c orre s p ond s to a p p ro x.
Ad d in g e n g in e o il
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P a rk th e ve hic le o n a le ve l s urfa c e
S hut th e e ngine o ff a fte r it h a s
re a c he d n orm a l o p e ra tin g te m p e ra -
tu re
Wa it u ntil th e le ve l h a s d ro p p e d to ju s t
a b ove th e lowe r m a rk b e fore a d d ing o il.
Ho we ve r, d o n ot w a it u ntil th e o il d ro p s
b e low th e lo we r m a rk.
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.1 US q ua rts (1 lite r). Do n ot fill to b e -
yo nd th e u p p e r m a rk o n th e d ip s tic k.
Exc e s s o il w ill d a m a ge th e e ngine .
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Afte r a p p ro x. 5 m inute s , p ull th e d ip -
s tic k o ut a nd w ip e it o ff w ith a c le a n
lint- fre e c loth , p a p e r to we l, o r s im ila r
m a te ria l
BMW e ngine s a re d e s igne d to o p -
e ra te w ith out o il a d d itive s . Th e
us e o f a d d itive s c ould le a d to d a m a ge
in s om e c a s e s . Th is is a ls o tru e fo r th e
a uto m a tic tra ns m is s ion, th e d iffe re ntia l
a nd th e p owe r s te e ring s ys te m .<
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P us h th e d ip s tic k a ll th e w a y in to th e
guid e tu b e a nd p ull it o ut a ga in
The oil le ve l s hould b e in b e tw e e n th e
tw o g ra d ua tio ns o n th e d ip s tic k.
As w ith fu e l e c onom y, o il c ons um p tio n
is d ire c tly in flue nc e d b y yo ur d rivin g
s tyle a nd ve hic le o p e ra tin g c ond itio ns .
Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 9 791 187 - © 12/98 BMW AG
| Categories | BMW 7-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Owners Manual Download |
| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 1999 |
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| Publisher | bmwusa.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | BMW 7-Series (E38) |
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