oil light?

BMW9952 · 01-29-2013, 01:13 PM

hello,
after 10 mins of driving i have the yellow oil light appear?
i have a 320ci with 107,000 on the clock and i checked the oil and it seems to be within the tolerances. The guy i bought it from said he put 10 40w in it?
surely its a 5 30w oil thoughh?

help would be a godsend right now as i dont want to f*ck up another bmw haha

cheers,

itscoo2pyopants · 01-29-2013, 02:27 PM

if the oil level is good, you might have a faulty oil level sensor. you can swap that out during your next oil change.

Sansho · 01-29-2013, 09:32 PM

+1^
The type of oil (brand, weight, BMW-approved, etc) has been discussed in many, many threads .... if your mention of oil weight is a question, rather than a statement, you're in for hours of reading.

prc325 · 01-30-2013, 08:01 AM

I had this happen also. According the the manual it says basically your a little low. Could be a sensor like dude said.

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drift.mechanic · 01-30-2013, 12:16 PM

I've got the same problem, it's the level sensor. Not a big deal if you check your oil level on a regular basis (i check it every time i gas up).
It's the sensor mounted on the bottom side of the pan with 3 nuts.
Typical diagnostic of it is: if the yellow light stays on for 10 seconds then stops only once per key cycle, then it's the sensor (driving on level terrain of course).

01-29-2013, 01:13 PM	#1
BMW9952 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Norfolk Posts: 6 My Ride: E46 Coupe 320ci :)) View My Garage	oil light? hello, after 10 mins of driving i have the yellow oil light appear? i have a 320ci with 107,000 on the clock and i checked the oil and it seems to be within the tolerances. The guy i bought it from said he put 10 40w in it? surely its a 5 30w oil thoughh? help would be a godsend right now as i dont want to f*ck up another bmw haha cheers,

01-29-2013, 02:27 PM	#2
itscoo2pyopants Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: WA Posts: 746 My Ride: /// View My Garage	if the oil level is good, you might have a faulty oil level sensor. you can swap that out during your next oil change. __________________

01-29-2013, 09:32 PM	#3
Sansho Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: CT Posts: 1,348 My Ride: 2001 325i View My Garage	+1^ The type of oil (brand, weight, BMW-approved, etc) has been discussed in many, many threads .... if your mention of oil weight is a question, rather than a statement, you're in for hours of reading. __________________ .

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01-30-2013, 08:01 AM	#4
prc325 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: nh Posts: 2 My Ride: 03 325xi View My Garage	I had this happen also. According the the manual it says basically your a little low. Could be a sensor like dude said. Sent from my SPH-L900 using Bimmer App

01-30-2013, 12:16 PM	#5
drift.mechanic Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Montreal, Qc Posts: 192 My Ride: E46 323i View My Garage	I've got the same problem, it's the level sensor. Not a big deal if you check your oil level on a regular basis (i check it every time i gas up). It's the sensor mounted on the bottom side of the pan with 3 nuts. Typical diagnostic of it is: if the yellow light stays on for 10 seconds then stops only once per key cycle, then it's the sensor (driving on level terrain of course).