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bmw 325i touring auto when its warm the oil light flashers when in gear bit of a cold ass on moning any advice

So when the engine has warmed up your oil pressure light flickers when the car is idling in drive?

How about in neutral?

Have you checked the oil level?

Can't help with your backside though

check if the oil levels ok or could be a worn oil pump?

pepperami wrote:when in gear bit of a cold ass on moning any advice

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Brianmoooore wrote:

pepperami wrote:when in gear bit of a cold ass on moning any advice

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lol

Which oil light is it?

I was guessing the pressure light, the level light just comes on and stays on if it's working.

Make sure you have a genuine BMW oil filter fitted and you're not using some cheap crap to save £5. Cheap filters can be restrictive and will starve your engine of oil pressure and kill it eventually!

Seriously? I've just put a non-BMW filter on my car. Please tell me you're overstating the case.

I also have the same thing at the mo, when my car is cold its not on but when it get to tempture the oil can light which is the oil pressure ? starts to flicker on and off but if i rev the car either in idle or driving in gear it stays off......i`m guesing its the oil pump as i`v changed the switch and this weekend its had a oil and filter change.

The Oil light on the dash is for the pressure, If it lights it is possibly the pump that's worn or it could have worked a little loose, to find out is a sad and messy job of removing the sump on the M20.

is that an engine out job for that ???

BMW state that it's acceptable for the oil light to just flicker on at idle on a hot engine.
(That's BMW's opinion, not mine!)

Baz666 wrote:is that an engine out job for that ???

the sump can be removed in situ, but it's a sad job ..

personally i would take out the engine and change all the gaskets ect while it's out ...

Thanks Brain


if the engine as to come out then thats fine as i want my engine total cleaned and the bay repainted anyway.

Ranchero wrote:Seriously? I've just put a non-BMW filter on my car. Please tell me you're overstating the case.

I was told to only use BMW filters by someone I respect who has nothing to gain from me using them. BMW M20 oil filter is 10 or 11 quid. . . might just be folklore. Perhaps Brian could add his knowledge

Ps) A warmed up M20's idle oil pressure is just over 10psi.

anything oem is going to be better for your car fella.