Help.. inconsistent low oil level warning
03-30-2008, 05:19 AM
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Help.. inconsistent low oil level warning
I was driving on twisty mountain roads today, with combination of uphill and downhill, plus not so smooth roads.
On my way back home, all of sudden, the low oil warning light came on along with a warning buzzer beeping once. After about a minute or two, it goes out. (I read the manual, and it is supposed to do that if the oil level drops below low level). After a while, the light went on again.. then went out. And then about 15 mins after, the buzzer beeped, but no light, instead "Oil Hi" is shown on the assyst display. I kept driving, then the message dissapeared for about a minute, then the buzzer beeped again, along with Low oil warning light, and "- 2.0L" appeared.
I was like.. first, it says oil drops below low level, then it says oil level is too high, and then it says 2 litres of oil needs to be added???
I was very close to home when this start acting up, so i went on driving slowly. When I'm home, I park the car on the garage (which is perfectly level), and i let it sit for 5 mins or so. I checked the dipstick, it is 3/4 full between the max and min level. Then i do the oil check thru assyst, it says oil level is normal.
Whats wrong with it????
I tried searching on this matter, got a hit on W210 forum, but then there is no real answer to the problem..
On my way back home, all of sudden, the low oil warning light came on along with a warning buzzer beeping once. After about a minute or two, it goes out. (I read the manual, and it is supposed to do that if the oil level drops below low level). After a while, the light went on again.. then went out. And then about 15 mins after, the buzzer beeped, but no light, instead "Oil Hi" is shown on the assyst display. I kept driving, then the message dissapeared for about a minute, then the buzzer beeped again, along with Low oil warning light, and "- 2.0L" appeared.
I was like.. first, it says oil drops below low level, then it says oil level is too high, and then it says 2 litres of oil needs to be added???
I was very close to home when this start acting up, so i went on driving slowly. When I'm home, I park the car on the garage (which is perfectly level), and i let it sit for 5 mins or so. I checked the dipstick, it is 3/4 full between the max and min level. Then i do the oil check thru assyst, it says oil level is normal.
Whats wrong with it????
I tried searching on this matter, got a hit on W210 forum, but then there is no real answer to the problem..
03-30-2008, 07:52 AM
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I was driving on twisty mountain roads today, with combination of uphill and downhill, plus not so smooth roads.
On my way back home, all of sudden, the low oil warning light came on along with a warning buzzer beeping once. After about a minute or two, it goes out. (I read the manual, and it is supposed to do that if the oil level drops below low level). After a while, the light went on again.. then went out. And then about 15 mins after, the buzzer beeped, but no light, instead "Oil Hi" is shown on the assyst display. I kept driving, then the message dissapeared for about a minute, then the buzzer beeped again, along with Low oil warning light, and "- 2.0L" appeared.
I was like.. first, it says oil drops below low level, then it says oil level is too high, and then it says 2 litres of oil needs to be added???
I was very close to home when this start acting up, so i went on driving slowly. When I'm home, I park the car on the garage (which is perfectly level), and i let it sit for 5 mins or so. I checked the dipstick, it is 3/4 full between the max and min level. Then i do the oil check thru assyst, it says oil level is normal.
Whats wrong with it????
I tried searching on this matter, got a hit on W210 forum, but then there is no real answer to the problem..
On my way back home, all of sudden, the low oil warning light came on along with a warning buzzer beeping once. After about a minute or two, it goes out. (I read the manual, and it is supposed to do that if the oil level drops below low level). After a while, the light went on again.. then went out. And then about 15 mins after, the buzzer beeped, but no light, instead "Oil Hi" is shown on the assyst display. I kept driving, then the message dissapeared for about a minute, then the buzzer beeped again, along with Low oil warning light, and "- 2.0L" appeared.
I was like.. first, it says oil drops below low level, then it says oil level is too high, and then it says 2 litres of oil needs to be added???
I was very close to home when this start acting up, so i went on driving slowly. When I'm home, I park the car on the garage (which is perfectly level), and i let it sit for 5 mins or so. I checked the dipstick, it is 3/4 full between the max and min level. Then i do the oil check thru assyst, it says oil level is normal.
Whats wrong with it????
I tried searching on this matter, got a hit on W210 forum, but then there is no real answer to the problem..
03-31-2008, 01:14 AM
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Thanks azinn.
I checked the assyst for next service due, it is for another 6000km. Would it be safe to wait for the next oil service to replace the oil level sensor?
I checked the assyst for next service due, it is for another 6000km. Would it be safe to wait for the next oil service to replace the oil level sensor?
