The Random E46/ZHP Question Thread

[joeybananaz18]

Thanks for the feedback guys. Its not incredibly horrible. just want to know my options. on a really bright day the chips are a bit more noticeable but i can live with it for now. i was reading really about low viscosity resin last night. might try it out on one or two of the lower positioned chips.

[az3579]

I went to drive my zhp on Friday and noticed an oil spot when I pulled out of the garage so I looked under it and the plastic cover was pretty wet with oil. It appears what originally was just a sweat from the oil pan gasket has turned into a legit leak. Then today i drove it for about 5 miles and when i got home and turned the car off the oil light in orange color came on and stayed on for a few seconds.

What is the threshold for the light to come on? I called shop this morning and they can’t take me in until next Tuesday after Labor Day weekend so got a few days to go. Thinking I won’t drive it til i bring it to the shop but should i put some oil in it or would there be enough to hold over for a week sitting on the driveway?


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A solid yellow oil light means it's a quart low. A yellow light that fomes on for a few seconds and goes away could signify a failing oil level sensor if this happens often and the level on the dipstick is correct.

A solid red light is either oil being severely low or low oil pressure, both situations being a STOP the car ASAP situation.

Since you're just getting the yellow light, just make sure your levels are good via the dipstick and you can drive the car till you fix whatever the issue is.

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[NYRhockey]

How low does this represent?


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[BMWCurves]

AFAIK it’s about half a quart, although my low level light would be triggered 1/3 of the time by that oil level


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[holyc0w]

Looks like about .4 quarts, which is completely fine. You want the level to be somewhere on the rectangle.

[NYRhockey]

Interesting that within the required range to the light would go on. I’ll check level again before i drive it to the shop but looks like it’d be fine for that short drive.


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[holyc0w]

If the surface is level then the sensor could be off. I guess the other option would be that the dipstick is wrong.

[JETSET303]

Intermittent wipers are not functional. The wipers will move when I put into one of the intermittent levels, but will not move again after that unless I move the selector, then it will move once and then stop. It appears the windshield was replaced at some point with a non OEM unit. VIN decoder indicates that it came with rain sensing wipers. Thoughts on how to remedy?


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[ZHPizza]

Intermittent wipers are not functional. The wipers will move when I put into one of the intermittent levels, but will not move again after that unless I move the selector, then it will move once and then stop. It appears the windshield was replaced at some point with a non OEM unit. VIN decoder indicates that it came with rain sensing wipers. Thoughts on how to remedy?


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Mine with the rain sensor does the same thing. I pulled the fuse for the rain sensor and forced the car to default to intermittent. Haven't found a solution for the rain sensor but haven't looked that hard since it's such a moody little bitch.

[JETSET303]

Mine with the rain sensor does the same thing. I pulled the fuse for the rain sensor and forced the car to default to intermittent. Haven't found a solution for the rain sensor but haven't looked that hard since it's such a moody little bitch.

Thanks. I’ll try that. Don’t need auto anyway, but want intermittent to function .


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