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Old 08-29-2011, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by XFive3.0 View Post
I had the same problem X5Dawg had. Low oil level for some time...very low. My X needed 5 quarts to bring it up to full. So the question I asked myself is why didn't the "check oil level" warning come on? My guess is its prob a bad sensor. Iv searched the forum and couldnt find anything on it. Does anyone know where its located and what the technical name of the part is?

Thanks for your help

2001 E53 3.0L 109K

It is in the bottom of the oil pan.

See this link, item #14:

RealOEM.com * BMW E53 X5 3.0i OIL PAN/OIL LEVEL INDICATOR
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