HoosierCLK430

Hello All,

Maybe someone has experienced the same problem.

I pulled into my driveway...turned the engine off. NO PROBLEMS.

I come out, and when I start the car, it revs to 5k RPM and then stops! I got a low oil light indicator..however, when I went to check the add status (in the manual), the oil level came back OK.
I waited 10 more minutes and the car was fine. No overheating problems are anything. I have not experienced any more problems.

oh, BTW, no further errors were given other than the low oil warning. I did not add anymore...should I?

Have I encountered a safety cutoff or something? Is there a faulty oil level sensor? HELP!

Thanks.

redcoupe

If the oil level is ok then it is probably you oil level sensor.

Brian

HoosierCLK430

Is it expensive to replace? Does it die slowly or should I replace immediately?

redcoupe

Its realy not that hard to do. I forgot haw much is charged to do the job. The sensor just goes bad after a while, I've hasd new cars that have bad oil level sensors on them.
It just depend, if you check you oil then you'll be ok. It's more like a idot light, but tis still good to have.

Brian

ldangeli

I have the same problem, but no oil sensor. Stop the car, turns off no problem, then I turn it on, and same thing, 5k and it shuts off. Does it 2, sometimes 3 times. The dash lights up as if I turn the key to acc. What gives?

seealkay

I don't think it's good to rev to 5k if your car is cold. since u just pulled it out of the drive way. i think it could be a safety to shut it off if your engine is cold.

ldangeli

I know for a fact, that I didn't rev the car to 5k, it went on its own when starting. Hey genius, you have no idea who these people are, don't make assumptions. When you assume, it makes an *** out of you and you!

Yeah I jammed the gas pedal till it hit 5k and turned off. ARE YOU KIDDING!!!

fstrd1

I had a similar problem but not exactly with my ML, when I would stop at the light or stop sign the ML would suddenly rev up to about 5k and then the engine would die. I would start it up again and it would be fine. When I brought it to the MBservice center they said it was the fuel pump, luckily it's still under warranty so I did not have to pay anything so far the problem has not returned

seealkay

oh so u didn't jam the gas and rev it to 5k. my fault lol! i gotta start reading more carefully. it could be the fuel pump or eletrical problems i guess then. i thought u rev the engine to 5k lol.

ldangeli

Not at all, it jumps to 5k, and then turns off. Un-real. Can't figure it out.