Oil Temp Gauge not moving

[Cameron.mac]

I have a brand new 2016 M3 with 1,600 miles.

Started the car up this morning and instantly a "Engine Oil Temp too High" warning came on in the car. Note the car has been sitting for a couple days. I turned the car off and back on and no light, so I thought everything was ok. I drove over 30 minutes to work and the oil temp needle never moved off the left side of the gauge. Has anyone had this issue before? I'm not sure if it's just the gauge malfunctioning or the engine oil actually staying that cool. Any input would be appreciated.

[Mike@N54Tuning.com]

Originally Posted by Cameron.mac

I have a brand new 2016 M3 with 1,600 miles.

Started the car up this morning and instantly a "Engine Oil Temp too High" warning came on in the car. Note the car has been sitting for a couple days. I turned the car off and back on and no light, so I thought everything was ok. I drove over 30 minutes to work and the oil temp needle never moved off the left side of the gauge. Has anyone had this issue before? I'm not sure if it's just the gauge malfunctioning or the engine oil actually staying that cool. Any input would be appreciated.

Probably the temp sensor / sender. Dealer it 100%. Haven't heard of anything like this yet. It does take a while for the oil to go up to temp but 30min is way too long.

Mike

[Reach]

I'd go dealer / warranty request for sure.

Please report back here with whatever the dealer documents as the fix. These sorts of things are very helpful down the road when cars start being out of warranty and people need to search old threads for what recommended fixes are for specific issues like this.

[V3rbatim]

My oil temp also takes forever to move in temp. My commute to wrk is 15 mins and the needle barely moves.

[Cameron.mac]

Thanks for the replies guys, yeah the sensor is definitely not working right. I just turned the car on again and the needle tries to move up and then fell right back down to the far left.

[V3rbatim]

Originally Posted by darge82

Completely normal. You live in NJ. Its cold, it will take a while for you to get up to full operating temp in the winter.

I figured its normal but worth mentioning just incase. Thanks

[Jeff@TopGearSolutions]

Slow to heat up in winter is normal but not the OP's issue.

[Cameron.mac]

Originally Posted by Jeff@TopGearSolutions

Slow to heat up in winter is normal but not the OP's issue.

Yeah, I live in Southern California and it is 88 degrees today, definitely not a cold thing haha

[Cameron.mac]

Updated with a video showing it try to move and then fail:

http://vid1239.photobucket.com/album...mac93/Temp.mp4

[exmowner]

Originally Posted by Cameron.mac

I have a brand new 2016 M3 with 1,600 miles.

Started the car up this morning and instantly a "Engine Oil Temp too High" warning came on in the car. Note the car has been sitting for a couple days. I turned the car off and back on and no light, so I thought everything was ok. I drove over 30 minutes to work and the oil temp needle never moved off the left side of the gauge. Has anyone had this issue before? I'm not sure if it's just the gauge malfunctioning or the engine oil actually staying that cool. Any input would be appreciated.

I have a 16m4 and I got a check engine after the OBD showed -40 degrees with 2200kms on the car. After a trip to the dealer the temperature sensor was replaced and it's been fine since.

Error referenced sensor exceeded set values.

Hope this helps.
Alex

[Mike@N54Tuning.com]

Originally Posted by exmowner

I have a 16m4 and I got a check engine after the OBD showed -40 degrees with 2200kms on the car. After a trip to the dealer the temperature sensor was replaced and it's been fine since.

Error referenced sensor exceeded set values.

Hope this helps.
Alex

Thats the ambient temp sensor, though.. This different sensor then the oil one, but similar solution at dealer most likely. Sensor replacement.

The ambient temp sensor failure seems to be more common as I have seen many over the years.


Mike

[BlueBYyouM4]

Did it take anyone else a day or two to realize the temp gauge in the dash was oil temp not coolant temp? LOL

[ThickM3]

Originally Posted by Cameron.mac

Updated with a video showing it try to move and then fail:

http://vid1239.photobucket.com/album...mac93/Temp.mp4

Did you end up getting this resolved??? I am having the same issue and I replaced the oil thermostat thinking it was stuck open... didn't fix it

[Kilabyte]

Originally Posted by Thicsilverf30

Did you end up getting this resolved??? I am having the same issue and I replaced the oil thermostat thinking it was stuck open... didn't fix it

Hey bud I hope that someone here helps you out but this thread is 6 years old and OP hasn't posted here in almost 2 years.