Engine oil light lit - in red and don't know why...
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Engine oil light lit - in red and don't know why...
Changed oil in all my cars for years. This morning about 10 miles into work the console says ENGINE OIL LEVEL in red. Any idea? No leaks, new filter with the rubber seals. I still need to run the display to see if it's too full.
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Not an AMG :(
It could also be a little low - how many quarts did you put in and what method did you use (i.e. remove from the top by vacuum or via the oil drain plug)?
I always drain my oil from the bottom and add 7.5 quarts back.
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Can we add an old fashion dip stick to these cars. I don't like the cluster
as I feel more comfortable with a dipstick for measuring the oil.
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Not an AMG :(
Your suction system may also be frothing the oil a little and that can definitely lead to an erroneous volume reading.
A lot of people feel the same way! I'm pretty sure it's part # 112-010-03-72. There are several threads in the C32 forum on it.
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You mean 'quarts' and not 'liters', right?! Even if you added 9 quarts, that's probably a little much. Perhaps other C32 owners can chime in? In any case, there are many threads on this topic and I would say the average that people add is about 8 quarts.
Your suction system may also be frothing the oil a little and that can definitely lead to an erroneous volume reading.
A lot of people feel the same way! I'm pretty sure it's part # 112-010-03-72. There are several threads in the C32 forum on it.
Your suction system may also be frothing the oil a little and that can definitely lead to an erroneous volume reading.
A lot of people feel the same way! I'm pretty sure it's part # 112-010-03-72. There are several threads in the C32 forum on it.ENGINE OIL LEVEL and the second line read REDUCE OIL LEVEL. The OIL LEVEL lined up and I missed the REDUCE. My bad...... Doh- ^&%^&&
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2003 Mercedes C32 AMG
correction
you should be putting a little under eight quarts in, 8 and over the light will come on, and 7 and under the light will come on.------your manual tells u exactly what each light means btw
