Re: 83 528e questions

["Gary Derian" <gderian@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

New oil alone will have better viscosity.  Use what your manual recommends.
Maybe your oil pump is worn, or the engine clearances are large.  Thick oil
is a poor way to solve either problem, if there is a problem.

Gary Derian <gderian@domain.elided>
>
> Hi.  My 83 528e has a few new problems I would like input on.
>
> 1.  The oil light flickers at low idle while in gear.  The oil is not
> low, but it is old.  I was going to change the oil and filter, should I
> try for heavier weight oil to get the pressure up?  I was also thinking
> the sending unit could be old, it is pretty cheap, I was thinking of
> replacing it anyway.
>
> 2.  The turn signals are blinking very slowly and sometimes speed up and
> slow down, both do the same thing.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike
>
>
>

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