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This car has been great with no problems until I took it to NTB to have oil changed, then 2 days later began getting rough idle and the check engine light came on and then began flashing. They forgot to put the oil dip stick back when changing the oil, and had to replace several gaskets and the oil sender unit (I think), now they want to replace the spark plugs and cables because of pin 4 misfire ( they told me that is what is causing rough idle, because evidently oil got into the spark plug and coil ). Not sure if they are just stabbing in the dark and guessing. I feel like the messed something up when they did they oil change, but don't know enough about it all to find out. Maybe I could repplace the spark plugs and coils myself, but not really sure if that is really the problem
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DIP STICK WAS PROBABLY THE ORIGINAL ISSUE. SUSPECT YOU MIGHT NEED AN IGNITION COIL TOO
This sounds similar to my experience... 2001 BMW X5 4.4 (8-cyl) E53 Oil change in Aug 2015 by BMW of Tulsa. Days (weeks?) later I notice engine running slightly rough during idle at startup, but seemed to smooth out after acceleration. No engine light warnings. 4k miles later, vehicle stalled after engine light flashing and ultimate loss of engine power. Mechanic diagnosed 5 cylinders were misfiring, ended up replacing all spark plugs and one ignition coil at cost of $480. The valve cover gasket was still in good condition and not leaking. His conclusion was that whoever changed the oil spilled it into the sparkplug wells.