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Engine oil Light flashes at low speeds

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Engine oil Light flashes at low speeds

Post by Sunnythered » Thu Jun 22, 2017 7:55 am

Hi all,

I noticed my 2003 X5 3.0d had the engine oil light flickering whilst stuck in traffic yesterday..however when i got over 30 mph it stopped..then again at slow speeds it started flickering again.

Has anyone had this issue or know what it is please?

Thanks in advance.

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Re: Engine oil Light flashes at low speeds

Post by Alan Gunn » Thu Jun 22, 2017 8:24 am

Is it flashing orange or red ?.
I take it you have checked the oil level.

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Re: Engine oil Light flashes at low speeds

Post by Sunnythered » Thu Jun 22, 2017 9:05 am

flashing red mate, oil level checked and is ok

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Re: Engine oil Light flashes at low speeds

Post by Alan Gunn » Thu Jun 22, 2017 10:05 am

Low oil pressure then.
Might be worth an oil and filter change to see if that makes any difference.
Get the oil pressure tested.
Also it could be a faulty sensor in the sump.

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Re: Engine oil Light flashes at low speeds

Post by X5Sport » Thu Jun 22, 2017 5:48 pm

I had two oil pressure sensor failures on mine (the first when brand new!) so that would be the first thing to check as suggested above.
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