ottertailfamily wrote:
> "Ulf" > wrote in message
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>>I've noticed that my '92 BMW 535 has a problem with low oil pressure when
>>parked at an incline. I made two runs getting sand today, and to get the
>>trailer in the right position I had to park the car in the steep area of
>>the driveway. Both times the oil pressure light was on when I started the
>>car, and the second time it even came on as I was backing in. I tried
>>restarting the engine, but same thing. It wasn't until I got the car up on
>>level ground and restarted the engine the light finally went out. Mind
>>you, both times I had to drive up onto the street, reving the engine and
>>with the trailer behind, without oil pressure. Obviously, that can't be
>>good. Is this a design flaw in the engine, or is there something wrong
>>with my car? I checked to oil level afterwards and it was perfect, right
>>below max. I've never had any problems with low oil pressure before.
>>
>>As you can see in this picture, it isn't even that steep:
>>
>>http://members.roadfly.org/ulf/trailer.jpg
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Ulf
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> You pull a trailer with a BMW? Wow, that would make a great story/picture
> for Car and Driver.

LOL. My 535 is actually very capable of pulling a trailer. Despite the
fact that the trailer was probably ~50% overloaded I still didn't have
any problems.

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Ulf