Oil warning..ne1 seen this?
11-02-2004, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by intrinsico
I took the car in and the dealer let some oil out. That didn't seem to help as the warning came back in the exact same spot when driving home (it also comes in roughly in the same spot when driving to the dealership in the morning). They took it back and changed the sensor - same result. Brought it back today and they said they had to reset some values in the computer - well, that didn't help either! Going back tomorrow... Any ideas what can cause this - as I said, the warning comes on for the first time after driving roughly the same distance...
Thanks,
Sergiu
Thanks,
Sergiu
At least your dealer should be able to tell you exactly how much oil is in the crankcase so that it can put everyone's mind at ease about overfilling.
11-03-2004, 04:32 AM
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Originally Posted by intrinsico
as I said, the warning comes on for the first time after driving roughly the same distance...
Thanks,
Sergiu
Thanks,
Sergiu
The above sentence is most interesting and surely this should be given serious consideration as to the problem. If it were a faulty sensor surely it would either be on, off, or continually flashing on or off?
Over sensitive sensor?
Incorrect calibration?
Build up of oil?
Problem in the engine?
There is something wrong somewhere and I personally would want it sorted.
Good luck and thank you very much for the update.
A very sunny cool morning in Torquay (did you know there was some sort of election in the US???
)Regards,
John
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11-03-2004, 09:52 AM
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I mentioned the fact that it happens after roughly the same distance and they said they would look into it - AGAIN... We'll see, the oil level seems to be right on the money (according to them) so that's not it. I drove it back to the dealer this morning and it didn't happen...
Oh, yes, the election - don't get me started on that... Sad sad sad
Oh, yes, the election - don't get me started on that... Sad sad sad
11-03-2004, 12:30 PM
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My car also did it once
My car only had 500 miles on it and it only did it when I parked it on a steep downhill I didn't do anything about it since I know it had to do with the hill. If I park it on on the same hill pointing up, then it says to add oil. It is really steep where I park it when I go to the mountains.
It has never done it once I started to drive or while driving. Now that I know how to get the actual quarts reading, I will chack what it says the next time it does it. btw, the manual says that it takes 8.5 quarts, but the car says it has 7.1 in it.
Steve
It has never done it once I started to drive or while driving. Now that I know how to get the actual quarts reading, I will chack what it says the next time it does it. btw, the manual says that it takes 8.5 quarts, but the car says it has 7.1 in it.
Steve
