318ci red oil light flickering when hot idle

[discopig]

Excellent, glad that didn't put you off BMWs

May I suggest a 325ci if at all possible, fantastic car and bar the cooling system should be a solid reliable car

the cooling system gives trouble ? they overheat?

[Peter-E36]

If they're overhauled around the 100k mile mark they're usually fine

Edit: people do it to be on the safe side more than anything but yes they can be prone to overheating.

[Paddy]

Overheating???? Never heard of a 325ci overheating... Sure the expansion bottle can crack, but there are coolant level sensors which say the level is dropping, and it would be a bit silly to ignore that alright. It's the oil usage I'd more worry about but even BMW recognise 1 litre per 1000 on the engine is normal enough. Just my 2c!!

EDIT: Expansion bottle and oil usage are both common issues on that engine!

[John_D]

I guess I was right so, thankfully you had a good result.