View Full Version : Help needed with 96 740il


bmwman740il
04-13-2008, 05:26 PM
Hello one and all , first let me start by saying all the help i can get would be great thanks. first me oil light came on them the stop engine sign came on and i had to pull over first i looked at the oil i added a quart of oil i hoped the oil light would go off but it didnt i drove it about 30 feet then and the stop engine light came back on help please help me .

victoriabmw27
04-13-2008, 05:57 PM
My get this light occasionally, but usually upon hard fast breaking. When was the last time you changed your oil?

bmwman740il
04-13-2008, 11:10 PM
Well it has been a while do i have to take it to abmw shop or can jiffy lube do the job? I mean its a oil change dont laugh

victoriabmw27
04-14-2008, 12:24 AM
Well it has been a while do i have to take it to abmw shop or can jiffy lube do the job? I mean its a oil change dont laugh

You can do it yourself, i mean it is just an oil change. But i get mine done from a guy that can also reset my computer, i would suggest this, it only costs me 70 with oil.

bmwman740il
04-14-2008, 12:58 AM
Thanks so much .

bmwman740il
04-17-2008, 11:57 PM
hello what type of oil can i use she has 120,000 on her?