BMW E70 sudden motor shutdown
 

Today I was driving on the highway and suddenly the engine stops working I heard a pluf sound somewhere near the engine. Suddenly the board computer shows red engine oil sign and after some more seconds No measurement possible at this time for the oil meter. After I managed the car on the safe line of the highway I couldn't get the motor started anymore. If I check the oil on the board computer it keeps saying No measurement possible at this time. Does anyone has this kind of problem before ?

E70 2007 with 270.000km

Yes


When the engine internally catastrophically self destructs.


Did you look underneath? Any oil?


Look under the oil cap, oil look OK? Or is there shiny metal bits?

Yes I looked under the car there was no oil leaking underneath and checked the oil manually by pulling the stick out and it still had enough oil in it. The car has been town away by the towing company so can’t check if there was metal shiny bits in the oil.

What engine?

3.0 Diesel engine

Doesn't sound good. Unfortunately this sounds like failed timing chain. Of course trouble codes first but tell them to remove cam sensor and see if the cams are turning when engine is turned on the crank.

Does a break of the timing chain gives you a error first of red oil sign on the dash board ?
I thought it could be the oil pump or something and that the car automatically turned of the engine to protect the engine.

Any updates?????

Next Wednesday the X5 will be delivered to my Indy I will update you after he receives the X5 and read the fault codes

Yes, when my old 6 cylinder X5 became a 5 cylinder X5 :wow:. It was a gas one though, not diesel.