I read in the May issue of Roundel that at least the new M3 has two reservoirs for oil and basically no central area where a dipstick could be used for an accurate reading, hence, the electronic dipstick. It still sucks, but at least there is a reason for it. __________________ ~Dave~ 98 328ti Morea Grun slicktop 11 128i space gray slicktop 13 JGC WK2 Deep Cherry Search | RealOEM |