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Re: oil pressure 1984 318 i (archive)
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Posted by Wolfgang Klinger on July 22, 2001 at 11:04:29:

In Reply to: oil pressure 1984 318 i posted by mike on July 22, 2001 at 10:51:50:

Mike,
Had the same problem with my 84. Talked to my dealer and he told me it is the sensor going bad, and the oil pumps almost never fail. Its a cheap fix if its the sensor (located on the top of the head, near the distributor). They cost a few dollars. I changed mine and the problem went away.
If that does not work, the dealer can do a pressure check to see how well the oil pump is funcitoning. Bentley manual gives a pretty good description of how to change out the pump if you have to. Looks not to be a big deal, just time consuming.
Good luck.
Wolfgang 84 318i with 245k miles


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