Paul26May

Thanks Dave. I'll bear this in mind.

A couple of weeks ago, on a particularly cold morning I got the 'Low oil pressure.... stop carefully etc' warning. My heart sank having spent a small fortune over the last couple of years on several major repairs. However, I turned the engine off and back on and the warning had gone. This has happened a couple more times and I went to a local BMW specialist. They couldn't find anything wrong but did say any repair if needed would entail lowering the subframe or engine out - 6 hours work. It's happened a few times since but only when the outside temperature is low and never when the engine is warm. The car has a full and complete service history, had £1000's spent on it, done 156k miles and is a 520D. Should I be worried?

Thanks Dave. Yes the diagnosis has been done by a BMW specialist and you're right it's still going to be cheaper than buying a replacement. The car has a full service history and has done 154,000 miles.

Car broke down at the weekend and I've just been told £2000 for the unit and £500 labour. Gutted!

Thanks Dave.👍

A couple of weeks ago I was a very silly boy - I spilt water onto the iDrive controller of my 2010 F10. The system functioned intermittently for a while then packed in but then came back to life apart from the fact that I cannot now activate a selection with the control wheel. For example, I may select 'Radio', move up and down the stations but nothing happens when I press the wheel down to engage. Also, none of the other buttons work on the controller when they are pressed to select. Do I need a new unit?

Thanks Dave.

I have just had my engine bay cleaned in order to locate an oil leak. Turned out it was something to do with the plastic parts attached to the turbo however I have 2 pieces left over that the garage forgot/neglected to put back and I haven't the foggiest as to where they go? Any ideas anyone? Help would be much appreciated.