Intermittent Oil Level
10-05-2006, 05:58 AM
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My Ride: MY06 Silver-Grey 530i, Grey Leather, Sports Package, Steptronic, Premium Package, Satellite Radio, Bluetooth (Motorola V551), Llumar Platinum Tint.
Yesterday after turned off the engine the oil icon appeared on the dash between the gauges. I figured that meant the car was low. Immediately I wondered how could that be when I had checked the oil level 3 days earlier before driving back from South Carolina (approximately 360 miles).
About five minutes later I started the engine and looked at iDrive only to find the oil gauge reading low oil. Its important to not that I had driven almost two miles before the gauge showed any oil level. Finally upon restarting the car again the engine oil level was where I would have expected it to be. So far no other false readings have occurred.
Has anyone seen this before and if so what should I do about it?
About five minutes later I started the engine and looked at iDrive only to find the oil gauge reading low oil. Its important to not that I had driven almost two miles before the gauge showed any oil level. Finally upon restarting the car again the engine oil level was where I would have expected it to be. So far no other false readings have occurred.
Has anyone seen this before and if so what should I do about it?
10-06-2006, 02:49 PM
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My Ride: F11 520d white, auto, professional sat-nav with internet, variable damper control, sports steering wheel, extended lighting, retractable tow bar, wing mirrors with dimming & folding, full electric seats with memory & lumber adjustment, etc.
I recently had a similar problem but checked oil with dip stick as per owners manual. The level was midway between the max / min mark so should have been OK. I slightly topped it up (1/2 litre) and it was OK.
10-06-2006, 05:26 PM
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My Ride: 2009 550i sports, Nav, logic Best E60 yet
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I have had similar problem after a 200 mile drive my oil warning light came on, I checked the oil level with I drive and it showed that I was down one quart. The next day all was fine and still is two later, some sort of a techno glitch???
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