S65 oil warning
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S65 oil warning
I got an error message on my dashboard today after adding 1QT of oil that states I need to remove excess engine oil. Dyno mode oil meter reads 10.3 QTS. Engine capacity according to the book says 11. I siphoned some oil out and dyno mode reading now shows 9.9 quarts but I still get an oil overfilled reading.
Bad sensor?
Btw, at what level is the "add oil" message supposed to come on? When I took delivery of this car, there was only about 8 qts of oil in it according to the dyno mode readout but I didn't get any warning indicators.
God I wished there was a proper dipstick for this car...
Bad sensor?
Btw, at what level is the "add oil" message supposed to come on? When I took delivery of this car, there was only about 8 qts of oil in it according to the dyno mode readout but I didn't get any warning indicators.
God I wished there was a proper dipstick for this car...
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Hey Chris, I have a dipstick for the transmission; just don't know where it should be for engine oil. Someone told me once but I'll have to search for it again.
Point being is, there's something not right here. Car should take 11 quarts of fluid. ECU is telling me it's overfilled past 9.5 QTS. My first thought is the sensor, but I still don't know enough to make that determination.
Point being is, there's something not right here. Car should take 11 quarts of fluid. ECU is telling me it's overfilled past 9.5 QTS. My first thought is the sensor, but I still don't know enough to make that determination.
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You want to get the engine dip stick you can't use the tranny one.. I understand what your saying but I don't even use that system.. they are ten years old now I'm sure the sensors are all baked with oil.. I don't trust it one bit and I've heard countless stories like yours of them being totally off.. the dipstick is exact and you don't run any risk overfilling your engine and causing damage.
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Engine capacity is 11 I guarantee if you drain it you will fall well short of 11.
11 is capacity of the dry engine brand new before all the little valleys and crevices fill with oil, not to mention the oil cooler and filter housing.
11 is capacity of the dry engine brand new before all the little valleys and crevices fill with oil, not to mention the oil cooler and filter housing.
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I've searched high and low for a proper dipstick for the Mercedes V12 engine, and haven't been able to find anything that would work.
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I got an error message on my dashboard today after adding 1QT of oil that states I need to remove excess engine oil. Dyno mode oil meter reads 10.3 QTS. Engine capacity according to the book says 11. I siphoned some oil out and dyno mode reading now shows 9.9 quarts but I still get an oil overfilled reading.
Bad sensor?
Btw, at what level is the "add oil" message supposed to come on? When I took delivery of this car, there was only about 8 qts of oil in it according to the dyno mode readout but I didn't get any warning indicators.
God I wished there was a proper dipstick for this car...
Bad sensor?
Btw, at what level is the "add oil" message supposed to come on? When I took delivery of this car, there was only about 8 qts of oil in it according to the dyno mode readout but I didn't get any warning indicators.
God I wished there was a proper dipstick for this car...
The dipstick does not really work perfectly either btw. You read the level by looking at the mm on the dipstick but if you slightly put too much pressure on dipstick it will change reading. I double checked this level and everything was full at 9.0-9.5. WIS only gives MM reading for m275 600 engine but given that the 65 has no variation on design expect for increased oil cooling capacity, the mm reading is the same. (i believe 125mm)
I say that the best level to keep oil "full" is between 9.0 and 9.5-not overfill. One caveat, use dyno mode after car has sat for more than 20 minutes (preferrably longer) adn car must be on level ground. The system is very sensitive to being tilted and will change reading.
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BTW Mooks, if I understand correctly you're stating the sump only holds ~9.5 qts of oil. So when I drain by evacuator, I only expect to get ~9-9.5 qts of fluid out. Conversely, when refilling, only add the same amount that's come out? Does the 1 to 1.5 qts in the oil cooler not drain back into the sump?
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Out of curiosity why are you using the pump? I like running the motor and draining it hot so it gets all that sludge on the bottom of the pan. The extra fluid in the cooler is just fluid that can't be drained as it's in the lines and cooler but as you run the motor it gets mixed in and most is drained on the next change.. much like the tranny and having no plug on the converter.
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I only extract when the oil is warm. To answer your question, it's mostly out of convenience. I've been using an oil extractor for years on my BMW's and VW's and the extractor tends to get 99% of the old oil out of the pan. As such, it didn't make much sense to jack up the car to get the last tiny bit out.
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That's cool, and I may be totally wrong but I thought the fluid pouring out of the pan is what made all the junk on the bottom come out.. I thought I saw one of those car shows where they pulled a pan with gunk and said this is from sucking the oil out and not draining.. I may be wrong but that notion always stuck with me.
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That's cool, and I may be totally wrong but I thought the fluid pouring out of the pan is what made all the junk on the bottom come out.. I thought I saw one of those car shows where they pulled a pan with gunk and said this is from sucking the oil out and not draining.. I may be wrong but that notion always stuck with me.
The only time you might run into problems with the evacuator is if there's a windage tray at the bottom of the oil pan and you can't get the extractor tube all the way to the lowest portion of the pan.
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