yellow oil light is on constantly

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Asked by hagood Oct 05, 2020 at 06:00 PM about the 2006 BMW X3 3.0i AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

start the car. the yellow light comes on and stays on, oil is full

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it just so happens i have a new one, i was going to swap out today thanks

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Use a mechanical oil pressure gauge to verify the actual oil pressure.

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By the way.. it smokes light blue on start up no matter the temp.then stops after a few seconds

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thanks guys... i will check all and replace 02 i will let you know what happens..

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A yellow oil light? It means you are a quart low. If you say the oil is filled, then I would suspect a faulty oil level sensor. A faulty O2 sensor will trip the Check engine light.

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