BMW X5 3.0 M54 Oil Pressure
Have you seen a six-cylinder BMW (M54 engine) with the low oil pressure light coming on and off? (The RED light in the dash). You may have a bad pressure valve in the oil filter housing causing this condition. Generally BMW’s engines are well-built and this issue isn’t super common but it does happen. The fix is to replace the actual oil filter housing assembly – here’s some pictures of one we did very recently:
Old and New Oil Filter Housing:
Bad Pressure Valve:
Notice how the valve looks ‘off center in the housing? Compare that with the new assembly below:
This isn’t too bad of a job to do – here’s a picture of the engine with the housing removed: