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BradC

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    Brad
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    118i
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    2008

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  1. I added in a small amount of oil in just incase it was under the line to register as full, after doing so I checked the display and it was the same, but once I got to my destination its registers as almost full, so not sure if its just temperamental, but will keep an eye on it, thanks for the above info, it will be useful if I have any further issues. I agree its stupid that there is no dipstick, the older models had the dipstick as well as the computer display so I don't know why they couldn't keep both, and there are other small things that they have removed but shouldn't have, like the temperature gauge and spare wheel etc.
  2. I may have a slight issue with my BMW. The other day I had an oil change done on the car, whilst driving home I looked to see what the oil level was to check it was correct, and since the car has no dipstick I can only rely on the electronic display, but after checking its not even coming up half way, even though I'm 100% sure the correct amount of oil has been added. This could be a major issue for me as the car burns oil, it now asks for a litre every 800 miles so I need this sorting asap, and even though it burns oil I still perform oil changes to make sure its always got clean oil. I know the oil checker moves in about 3 stages but isn't even up to the halfway marker, I even added a bit extra just incase but has made no difference, any ideas, is it faulty and if so is it a big job to replace, any ideas are appreciated.
  3. I agree that it's a stupid idea from BMW not to include a dipstick, the earlier models had them, I think it was from 07 onwards that they stopped including them. But when it does want oil it does ask for one litre to be added.
  4. Perhaps the previous owner hasn't serviced the car properly so this may not have helped. My car though doesn't have a dipstick so the computer system is the only thing I have to rely on. As with the other things mentioned above I'll look into those, I'll update this post when I have made progress with it. Thanks again for all the help.
  5. Hi, thanks for your comments. I am relying on the display to tell me when it needs oil, only when it does that I fill it up with a litre of oil. As with the smoke I haven't noticed that but when I first took it in to be looked at they could smell it was burning oil. One other thing I forgot to put in my last post was when the car has cut out on me I can hear popping and banging coming from the exhaust, have been told it is unburnt fuel getting into the exhaust and exploding and could be that that's causing the cat to fail, aswell as the car burning oil, which is why I have had the fuel system checked, the fuel pump plausibility code is the only code that always returns. I was going to have the fuel filter checked but it turns out this car doesn't have one. With the spark plugs they were a bit oily but didn't look excessive, as far as I can remember the tips of them looked very worn. The mechanic that has been looking at my car said there is a small vacuum leak somewhere but didn't think it's the cause of the oil consumption, but perhaps it's got worse, the car goes in again next week so I'll ask him to check. I just wanted to ask around to get as much help and information as possible. I appreciate people taking the time to offer me advice.
  6. Hi all, I have a 2008 118i, I purchased this in July 2018, with 69,000 miles on the clock, ever since I have had the car it has consumed oil, on average I would top it up with a litre of oil every 1500 miles, sometimes between 1000-1500 miles, on one and only one occasion it managed to do 2500 miles before asking for more oil, but twice now it has asked for oil just under 800 miles. The car is nearly on 87,000 miles and am worried it will carry on getting worse. I have had the PCV valve replaced as I've read that can be a possible cause but this has had no effect. Is there any way to determine the cause of this, I imagine the cost to repair could be quite high. The car is not without its other problems, the catalytic converter is in need of replacing and finding out what has caused it to fail in the first place remains the challenge, I think its probably why the last owner had got rid of the car as the mechanic I've got looking at it can see someone has played about with it, the cat that is on there now is actually older than the car itself which means its had cat trouble before, the car does occasionally misfire. Sometimes it will cut out completely when driving it for the first few miles of a journey, only to start right back up again and drive with no trouble. The spark plugs were changed a year ago and didn't look to good so were recently changed, even though they were only a year old. Am told the fuel pump could be a cause of some of my issues, such as the car cutting out, it could be why the car is lacking power which it has been like for quite a while, the cat could be part of that problem too though. I have had the car running with a diagnostic machine connected, as soon as the throttle is touched it throws up a fuel pump plausibility fault code, is there any hope with this car being fixed?
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