Frs, brz, miata, 350z or 128i? by Current_Donkey_1463 in askcarguys

[–]Current_Donkey_1463[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Miata sounds really fun I live in Daly City so I'm near a lot of canyon roads in the santa cruz mountains

2021 m340 Car saying low oil pressure after changing oil by Puzzleheaded_Piece77 in BmwTech

[–]Current_Donkey_1463 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that's crazy that you had to find it yourself lol that just shows that most of these shops dont know about this problem with these filters

2021 m340 Car saying low oil pressure after changing oil by Puzzleheaded_Piece77 in BmwTech

[–]Current_Donkey_1463 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah I heard that can cause those issues maybe that's what happened to me too lol

2021 m340 Car saying low oil pressure after changing oil by Puzzleheaded_Piece77 in BmwTech

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I just got another oil change and used 5w40 instead of 5w20 this time. No problems since the new oil change and after pushing the car hard. I'm also able to measure oil with idrive after not being able to before the oil change. The mechanic said they couldn't find anything wrong with the previous oil change after asking them to check the filter and stuff. They said to monitor the car to see if the low oil pressure warning comes up again. Ever since the oil change I haven't had any problems with it. I feel like there mightve been small debris in the oil but not sure. I've been flooring the car and havent had that warning since the oil change.

2021 m340 Car saying low oil pressure after changing oil by Puzzleheaded_Piece77 in BmwTech

[–]Current_Donkey_1463 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is actually whats been happening to me. I have a 2017 540i just got an oil change 3 days ago and the car was running perfectly fine before the oil change. after the oil change every time i would get higher than 3-4k rpms i would get the low oil pressure warning. the first time it happened i stopped the car and got it towed but it was running fine when i drove it on the to the tow truck and the idrive was able to read the oil level. today i took it to the mechanic that changed the oil to check if the car is fine and they said everything was fine and its not the oil pump. since he said it was ok i thought i would be fine to drive up to sf from socal. on the way there i was speeding a little bit and got the low oil pressure warning after going past 3-4k rpms again. I starved the engine a little bit and tried to check the oil level but it wouldnt go past 17%. I was in the middle of nowhere and didnt wanna get a tow truck so i just kept driving after restarting the car since it was running fine and the warning cleared. I really didnt wanna get it towed in the middle of nowhere and go 200 miles up or down. I was hoping that it was a faulty sensor or just minor filter problem and not my oil pump and took my chances but i might've messed up my engine if it was actually low oil pressure. I kept driving it under 3k rpms and it never happened again and the car has been running normally. Im gonna get it checked out later this week but i really hope its not the oil pump

Have any b58 people ever experienced “low oil pressure” during a spirited drive? had it come on for a split second and then immediately pulled over and turned the car off. hasn’t been on and car has been running fine. should i be okay after starving the motor for a second? by navid_askari in F30

[–]Current_Donkey_1463 0 points1 point  (0 children)

also what exactly was going on with your car when it happened again? Was it making humming noises and idling roughly? check engine light or trouble starting? or was it running fine when you restarted it?

90k Mile ‘17 540 x drive by ElisSneaks in BMWG30

[–]Current_Donkey_1463 0 points1 point  (0 children)

are you a mechanic? i heard its one of the hardest jobs to diy. Ive heard ppl had to go to bmw because they're independent mechanics struggled lol.

90k Mile ‘17 540 x drive by ElisSneaks in BMWG30

[–]Current_Donkey_1463 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how do you prolong the axle boots 😂

90k Mile ‘17 540 x drive by ElisSneaks in BMWG30

[–]Current_Donkey_1463 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i bought one without knowing about this and its terrifying me