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Originally Posted by krhodes1
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Originally Posted by 23fizzer
oh and obviously the number one most annoying thing is the lack of a temperature gauge. that goes without saying though, right?
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No, because on a modern BMW it would be completely pointless. The engine ECU varies the engine coolant temperature widely depending on current operating conditions. An actual gauge would have to be so dumbed down that it would effectively be the same as an idiot light. We already have that. What would be useful is what I think some Subarus have, a little light to tell you the engine isn't up to temp yet. Or the dynamic redline on the tach that the M-cars get.
What should certainly be available for those of us with the extended displays in the instrument cluster is the ability to change the fuel econ gauge to an oil temp gauge. Or at least have a digital readout available. |
IIRC, my two most recent BMWs (and maybe more) had oil temperature gauges instead of coolant gauges. In any case, it's not a good thing that BMW doesn't provide any way to tell us when the engine is fully warmed up. Whether a gauge or a light, they should do something about it.