The Random E46/ZHP Question Thread

[wsmeyer]

It's hard to tell as I can't zoom in on the pic but the outer right side looks to thin to be a washer and an aluminum washer against an aluminum surface doesn't make a lot of sense

[rguti153]

I usually get the low engine oil level warning (amber light) in between oil changes (4000Kms - 6000Kms after an oil change), which is quote normal due to minor oil leaks etc. Since I had not received one in quite a while, I decided to check the oil level manually and I found the level to be lower than even the minimum mark on the dipstick. Ofcourse I topped it up with 5W30 BMW LL engine oil I had lying around.

Question: Has anybody experienced the oil level sensor to go bad in a way where the low level warning does not light up anymore? I have read on various other forums that usually when the sensor is dying, it would light up amber after the car has been started...I never experienced that.

It would only ever warn me about low level by lighting up for about 15 seconds after I turn off my car. Right now when I turn the key to position 2, the light comes on amber for a second and then followed by red and once I turn the engine on, it switches off.

Any tips would be awesome!

I experience the same thing

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[terraphantm]

It's hard to tell as I can't zoom in on the pic but the outer right side looks to thin to be a washer and an aluminum washer against an aluminum surface doesn't make a lot of sense

RealOEM does show an aluminum washer though

[wsmeyer]

Interesting. Not sure what the purpose is but I'm sure they have a good reason

[anandoc]

I experience the same thing

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You mean the amber light does not light up even though you are low on engine oil?

[az3579]

Am I looking at a stuck washer here (sure looks like it to me), and if so, anyone have any tips for how to get it off? Prying at it just marred the surface

Yes, a copper washer goes there. I bought an Elring one from FCP when I ordered the rest of my cooling system, Elring P/N 242.608.
Looks to be the same shape and thickness of what you have "stuck" there...

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/cop...8-elring-18671



What if you tried something like dental floss to try to pry up under it?

[terraphantm]

Well I got it off and it's definitely an aluminum washer. Dealer washer is also aluminum. Either material probably is fine.

[Sockethead]

Damn, that thing was on there!

[stephenkirsh]

I usually get the low engine oil level warning (amber light) in between oil changes (4000Kms - 6000Kms after an oil change), which is quote normal due to minor oil leaks etc. Since I had not received one in quite a while, I decided to check the oil level manually and I found the level to be lower than even the minimum mark on the dipstick. Ofcourse I topped it up with 5W30 BMW LL engine oil I had lying around.

Question: Has anybody experienced the oil level sensor to go bad in a way where the low level warning does not light up anymore? I have read on various other forums that usually when the sensor is dying, it would light up amber after the car has been started...I never experienced that.

It would only ever warn me about low level by lighting up for about 15 seconds after I turn off my car. Right now when I turn the key to position 2, the light comes on amber for a second and then followed by red and once I turn the engine on, it switches off.

Any tips would be awesome!

Those sensors are known to fail. I thought they throw a false warning when they fail, though.

[stephenkirsh]

How's my diff bushing look?

Slight crack on the right, maybe?