BMW X3 Forum
BMW X3 Forum
Welcome to the ultimate BMW X3 community.
BMW Garage BMW Meets Register Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read
Post Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
      07-12-2021, 02:46 PM   #1
Missbo99
Registered
1
Rep
2
Posts

Drives: BMW 2013 X3
Join Date: Jul 2021
Location: Baltimore, MD

iTrader: (0)

2013 BMW X3..oil pressure light

Two weeks after my oil change, brake flush, etc. at the dealership, I was running to the store when my oil pressure light came on, after about 4 minutes of driving. Is it possible that they missed something while they worked on my car? I have not driven it since. I am waiting for it to be evaluated.
Appreciate 0
      07-13-2021, 02:24 PM   #2
Bdavi011
Private First Class
54
Rep
119
Posts

Drives: 2013 BMW X3 3.5i
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Los Angeles

iTrader: (0)

Few things that pop off in my head are bad oil pressure sensor, which I have not really seen anybody report to be honest. Or they didn't fully top off the oil after the oil change. Or you have a major oil leak.
Appreciate 0
      07-14-2021, 12:01 PM   #3
383vett
Major
383vett's Avatar
United_States
626
Rep
1,044
Posts

Drives: 2018 X3 M40i, 2012 X3 Xdrive35
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Moraga, California

iTrader: (0)

Did you check the oil level?
__________________
2016 Z06 Vette, 10.53@132
1984 Vette, 406, 10.23@131
2021 SQ5
Appreciate 0
      07-14-2021, 05:13 PM   #4
Bdavi011
Private First Class
54
Rep
119
Posts

Drives: 2013 BMW X3 3.5i
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Los Angeles

iTrader: (0)

Seeing as you need to have the car running at operating temperature to check the level, I do not recommend he check the level. Especially if it is low on oil. In order to confirm if you were low on oil would be to drain and measure the amount of oil that was drained.
Appreciate 0
      07-14-2021, 06:56 PM   #5
pungo
Colonel
pungo's Avatar
United_States
868
Rep
2,527
Posts

Drives: Z4MC-X3-35i-525i, Corrado G60
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: MD

iTrader: (5)

Garage List
Welcome to the forum...

If the oil was low, there should have been a low oil warning displayed.
Is the engine a 4 cyl? If so, the timing chain tensioners may have broken and are clogging the oil pickup
Is the OP still here to reply to the questions, recommendations and advice?
Appreciate 0
      07-26-2021, 07:00 PM   #6
Missbo99
Registered
1
Rep
2
Posts

Drives: BMW 2013 X3
Join Date: Jul 2021
Location: Baltimore, MD

iTrader: (0)

Oil Pressure light update

As it turns out, the timing chain jumped and caused the low oil pressure notification. Apparently it has been a known defect in the 2012-2015 X3 and was the subject of a class action suit recently that i knew nothing about. Have had my car serviced at BMW of Catonsville since 2017 and they never revealed there was an issue. After further research, I found an actual recall in 2013-2014 because of the same issue but apparently my vehicle was not fixed. My car is 1,000 miles over the settlement mileage covered and BMW decline to assist in any way. I had no idea BMW was such a bad customer service company. I love my car but do not have $10,000 to fix her.

Has anyone else experienced this with the X3? How did you resolve it?

Last edited by Missbo99; 07-27-2021 at 06:04 AM..
Appreciate 0
Post Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:36 AM.




xbimmers
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
1Addicts.com, BIMMERPOST.com, E90Post.com, F30Post.com, M3Post.com, ZPost.com, 5Post.com, 6Post.com, 7Post.com, XBimmers.com logo and trademark are properties of BIMMERPOST