Hi there can you help i have two warnig lights on the dash, 1 is the low oil light.but the oil has been toped up and is full on the dip stick? 2 the engin fan light is on but the fan works when i unplug the engin thermerstat.can you help?

1. Turn off engine ,
2. Take of oil cap on engine
3. Put in a little oil in oil filler hole of engine.
4. then pull out the oil dip stick from engine
5. and clean the dip stick on a rag.
6. Put dip stick back in engine
7. pull out again and check the level showing on the dip Stick
8. If level is too low on dip stick and is not at full level go back to step 1

These steps ensures you avoid over filling the engine with oil

Tip for beginners
The 4 litre oil bottle is way too much oil for an engine to handle.
If you have a full 4 litre oil plastic bottle square shape . hold the bottle on its side to pour the oil out slowly and smoothly.

The dip stick has markings on it showing the level it should be at.

Hi gina. Their no easy way to check the oil level on these cars. sadly BMW decided not add a dip stick for the easy pull the stick and check it. you have to rely on the oil level sensor, if its low you should get a oil level warning light on your dash. not to be confused with the service light. hope this helps.

Low oil pressure light is usually a bad oil sending unit. Make sure the oil level is full on the oil dip stick. Don't drive it low on oil because the problems could be severe...blown motor!

oil light means loss of oil pressure.. not good ..check oil level fill to full if low..low oil pressure will cause fuel pump to be shut off..

look on dip stick you should see cross hatched area with add oil or oil full mark.if you wipe oil dip stick with a clean paper towel and dip stick look dry no sign of oil add little oil at a time see if oil level reach add oil mark or the full mark.if oil is low. low oil light will turn on if bulb is blowed but if dip stick look dry oil level could be low,add little bit at a time dont over fill.

hi there
your oil light comes on for one of two reasons either it is low on oil or your vehicle is ready for an oil change you can check the oil level by pulling the oil dip stick when vehicle is not running there will be a fill line on the dip stick the oil level should be at full if it is not add oil if it is full it is ready for a oil change most likely it is just low on oil hope i have answered your question and have a wonderful day thanks for using fix ya

first I would put in the proper amount of oil, once you are sure the level is full and if the light still comes on, pull the wire from the oil pressure sending unit, the light should go off with key on, if the light goes off then the sensor is bad. replace sensor

When your car is low on oil, there is a sensor (sometimes called a switch, as well) that will light up an indicator inside the car to inform you of the low oil level. In some cases, checking the dipstick will show that there is actually oil present, which can be confusing and frustrating because it contradicts the sensor. If this happens to be the case, more than likely the oil pressure switch/sensor is malfunctioning and will need replacing.

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The engine oil 'warnig' light being ON indicates that you have a BAD problem with your engine oil system: this indicates that your engine is not being lubricated properly (due to low pressure) and you should get it checked immediately!
Oil warning light ON can be caused by:
- Low Engine Oil level
- Blocked oil filter
- Leaking oil filter
- Leaking oil seals
- Faulty oil pressure sensor (pretty rare) or loose sensor connector
- Also heck the obvious like loose Oil Filler cap and dip stick seal.
Hope it heps and do not drive your car without resolving this issue first as you could easily blow the engine!