high oil then low oil message
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high oil then low oil message
As many now know there is no way to check the oil levels in the base pan on these engines. My 2020 GLE at 20,000 miles sent message too much oil after an hour's driving at highway speeds. The service folks acknowledged this as they stated they have a few other cars give the same message. After the 20,000 service oil change the message hasn't appeared until this week. Tuesday at highway speeds this message was too low oil. None of the usual symptoms of low oil. Now today it gave two messages too much oil. Called the service folks and they suggested leaving the car and they will get authorization to change all of those sensors.
What is everyone's opinion. I guess I should do it so it's documented as another glitz with my GLE. I don't really want to leave it.
Robert
What is everyone's opinion. I guess I should do it so it's documented as another glitz with my GLE. I don't really want to leave it.
Robert
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2020 Mercedes GLE350 4Matic; 2023 Tesla Model Y
As many now know there is no way to check the oil levels in the base pan on these engines. My 2020 GLE at 20,000 miles sent message too much oil after an hour's driving at highway speeds. The service folks acknowledged this as they stated they have a few other cars give the same message. After the 20,000 service oil change the message hasn't appeared until this week. Tuesday at highway speeds this message was too low oil. None of the usual symptoms of low oil. Now today it gave two messages too much oil. Called the service folks and they suggested leaving the car and they will get authorization to change all of those sensors.
What is everyone's opinion. I guess I should do it so it's documented as another glitz with my GLE. I don't really want to leave it.
Robert
What is everyone's opinion. I guess I should do it so it's documented as another glitz with my GLE. I don't really want to leave it.
Robert
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It wouldn't require any troubleshooting, and you could ignore the problem until you heard strange banging from under the hood!
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Sounds like you have a bad sensor, so replacing it should fix the false warning problem permanently.
That said, I was surprised to learn my GLE doesn't have dip stick. Leave it to Mercedes to make something simple, complicated. I do wish they would have kept the dip stick as a redundant oil measuring device...but they didn't.
