Oil leak

[Maximas]

So, I came home the other night and saw a large pool of oil (a quart or better) on the ground, near the passenger-side wheel. I took the skirting off from underneath the car, and I could see that one of the two hoses near the passenger-side wheel well had a kink in it and was the source of the leak. The car is a 2011 BMW 550I. Is this a common problem? And where is the best place to purchase these lines? I have looked but have come up with nothing.... Maybe, because I'm not quite sure even what I'm looking for. Any help is appreciated.

[bmwdirtracer]

Your best bet is to try to read the 11 digit part number from the failed hose. Then, order the part from the dealership, or one of the online dealerships, like bmwpartsnow.com

You can try to find the part at realoem.com . Enter the last seven digits of your vin, and try looking under "engine", if you're sure this is engine oil. I tried but couldn't find any engine oil lines in that vicinity on your car.

Really, this is anything but a DIY car, so you might want to consider having it towed to the dealer or a quality BMW independent shop for repairs.

[328 Power 04]

Here is a parts look up system https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/select

You use it by entering the last 7 of your VIN under "Serial number" which will then select your car's build. Then when you look through parts, I'd first go through the radiator and coolers section. It could be engine oil or something else. It's not a common issue as far as I know, but there are plenty of vendors that sell parts at discounted rates vs. the dealer parts counter.
Once you identify what it may be or give us a bit more detail/pictures, we can also help.

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Ahhh

Beat me to it

[bmwdirtracer]

Great minds...


EDIT: You know, Maximus, the more I think about this, the more I have to wonder what's actually going on here? See, engine oil lines would DUMP TONS of oil, in seconds, when the engine was running, and they were under pressure - but just sitting, nothing's under pressure, so to lose a quart of engine oil isn't nearly as likely to happen. Try to find the part number on the offending hose. It in theory should be 11 digits, beginning in "11" if it's engine oil.

BMW part numbers usually look like this example : 11 33 7 224 371

That is to say: 11 digits; the first two belonging to a section of the car, 11 being engine, etc.

Occasionally, a part number will be expressed as 7 digits: they will be the last seven of the above 11. This is rare, these days.

The part number can be entered at realoem.com to be identified.