About Evan Slater Expertise All 1999 model year and newer. Don't know much about pre OBD2 stuff. E46 and newer I am Especially good with late models. I NEED YEAR & MODEL OF VEHICLE! when asking questions. Please give last seven digits of the VIN number. Please give as much background info as possible when asking questions. Please read past questions and answers to avoid duplicate questions.
Experience 6 years automotive experience and 3+ years working as a Dealership Master Technician. Will offer dealership Technician perspective with knowledge of common failures/problems, part weaknesses, Service Bulletins, and Improved components. Will not give tipical Dealer Bull
Organizations Current BMW dealership Master Technician
Education/Credentials Graduate UTI Phoenix 2002 (won 9 out of 15 possible top student awards) BMW STEP Graduate 2004, Over 90% average on BMW ACT competition question for 3 years. BMW Master Technician Level 4 with Master Tech training. ASE Master Certified Technician.
mike wrote at 2006-11-11 20:59:48
I have the answer and have had the same problem finaly fixed it myself.2 things on my 2000 740 replace the oil air seperator part # 7501563 last seven digits.You can remove it without taking off intake manifold this is second time I replaced mine in 10,000 miles the old one looked great.So maybe it was what I did on top of that.Was to insert a small hose 3/8" down the oil tube headed back to the actuall oil seperator in the timing cover I pushed the hose in more than a foot and blew compressed air in it then using a funnel I poured engine flush down the tube to clear out any thing that could be blocking the pathway for oil to flow smoothly.make sure to change your oil after 5 minutes of running and problem solved it is not the valves and will not be untill about 250,000 miles Mike
