OH NO the little can with the drippy thing light came on.

[MBRacing]

My wife was driving yesterday and in her words " the little can with the drippy thing light came on." but then went off and car runs fine, She said It came on and stayed on longer today but then went off. I found its actually the Oil Pressure light. there is plenty of oil the car runs great no bad noises under the hood. I called the local dealer who said its most likely the sender. Shes going in tomorrow to get checked. Its still under a CPO warranty so I hope all works out. But the big question is he asked me do I want a 3 series or a 5 series for a loaner. what do ya all think, Any body have sender problems before? or should I start crying

Thanks

[danewilson77]

Was it yellow or red?

Red = Oil Pressure. You don't want this one.

Yellow = Oil level. This one is ok. Ensure level is normal. If it is....your oil level sensor my be going bad. Replace at next oil change. Very common on E46.

[nk_zhp]

What color was the light? What kind of oil are you using. Was the light on when the car was idling or were the RPMs at 2K and up?

^ haha, beat me to it!

[danewilson77]

Just by a minute...

[MBRacing]

Just spoke to wifey, she said it was orange and was driving around town. I checked the oil level yesterday and it was full, so I guess I'll be ok. It has mobil one in it, but was thinking on changing to Amsoil European at next change. Thanks guys for the crazy quick response. outstanding

[danewilson77]

Just spoke to wifey, she said it was orange and was driving around town. I checked the oil level yesterday and it was full, so I guess I'll be ok. It has mobil one in it, but was thinking on changing to Amsoil European at next change. Thanks guys for the crazy quick response. outstanding

Yeah....continue to monitor level. If the light continues to come in (yellow).....just swap out the oil level sensor. Buy a BMW sensor.

Why change to a diff brand of oil?

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[nk_zhp]

I would stick with LL01 oils.

[billschusteriv]

+1 on above replies. Good stuff.

Keep us updated on results!

[johnrando]

+1 to the before posts, good luck with it, and pick up a 5 series loaner just to change things up a bit.

[MBRacing]

I will keep everyone up to date. I was told Amsoil is a better oil than Mobil one but no real proof. we will see what the dealer says, first time with a dealer on the vehicle, hope all works out good. is the sensor easy to access, I have a Bentley manual so Ill look it up. I think a 5 series will be neat to try out.