gildagjg

Some ass in an audi was all over my bumper this morning as I drove 55mph on a one lane road. He decided to go against on coming traffic to go around me. What he failed to realize that there was one of those Smart cars in front of me. So as he goes around to cut me off a car coming in the opposite direction just misses him. I had to jam on my breaks so I can avoid what would have been a major accident and let this asshole in. In doing so I had to come to a dead stop from 55mph once I stopped the red oil symbol came up on my dash and said "Low Oil Pressure Malfunction possible engine damage" I switch the car from DS into D and drove to the shoulder when the light goes off seconds later and now the Idrive has "All systems OK"..
My question is has this happened to anyone, would the sudden stop cause this? I know my car is due for an oil change in 20 miles which it is getting done on saturday, could that have anything to do with it?.... I have owned numerous BMW's yet for some reason my E60 always make me nervous when those Idrive messages do off...

Thanks for your help!!

Jil

ron_cb550

Possibly just low oil

The *ding* kills me too sometimes......

pjinca

It isn't that serious, but the iDrive makes you think your car will explode like a "mission impossible" message. I have had 2 dealers tell me that our cars burn about half a quart of oil every 5-10k miles and to just keep a quart of oil in your trunk for these messages. I took their advice and have seen this message twice and had no issues. BTW this post will self-destruct in 60 secs...........................1.................2 ...........3............

ron_cb550

Good to know!

*ding* Reality malfunction, service immediately, a warranty claim will not be submitted *ding* it is also 37 degrees

pjinca

Yeah, my dashboard had me looking like the RCA dog too when it gave me a "warning" that it was 37 degrees.

gildagjg

Thanks everyone.. Yeah I feel like I am always adding oil and keep extras in the trunk.. This just made me freak a little,lol... I work over an hour and a half from my house so tonight I will drive slower,lol just in case its something more severe than a misreading... Saturday when I get the oil changed I'll have my dad check the sensors, everything and anything that pertains to oil ha ha...
When I bought the car two years ago and i first heard the 37 degree chime I was like wtf is that.. I couldnt get to the glove box fast enough for the owners manual haha..

" BTW this post will self-destruct in 60 secs...........................1.................2 ...........3............" PJINCA that cracked me up hahah I was like B_A_N_G hahah...

ron_cb550

try not to let your levels get too low, might hurt your baby

bigbadbull

I take it you have not had a Physics class in a while?

not full oil mixed with panic stop = Object in motion stays in motion unless stopped by a force = to or greater.....


Oil sloshed forward of the scavenged oil pick up on the bottom of the motor...

This was very problematic on E36 M3's and E30's that were raced.... they had to build a Step or ramp in the oil pan to let the oil move in the pan and keep from starving the motor when going threw very high g turns...

Dry slump would help too.

530inOK

Haha! You mean Nipper?

EBMCS03

Why did you have to do that? I would think a slow down would be enough to let the bozo in considering the smart and the audi kept moving at speed...