HJT Posted March 21, 2004 Report Posted March 21, 2004 Driving along today, nice flat road, no hard braking, no hard acceleration, straight road and the oil level warning message and light suddenly came on. No oil pressure warning messages or funny noises etc. I had checked the oil level last weekend and it was between the max and min level. Stopped the car to check for leaks, no problems there. So drove carefully home and left the engine to cool then checked the oil sure enough the level was still fine. Message isn't coming on now though. Anyone else had this happen? Could it be a one off glitch or is there something I should get checked? Howard Quote
Guest nimrod Posted March 21, 2004 Report Posted March 21, 2004 Could be a dodgy sensor or loose connection somewhere? keep on eye on it though if it happens again! as you say the oil levels ok, but you have got the correct oil in it? :huh: never know with these TDI's they are a bit of a primadonna when it comes to engine lubrication :) it could be a form of protest! :D Quote
HJT Posted March 21, 2004 Author Report Posted March 21, 2004 The oil was put in by a Ford Dealer so it's probably 3 in 1, a 2 stroke oil or anything else they had kicking around the workshop. She's due for her 30,000 in 1000 miles so I think I'll get my own oil and take it in. Howard Quote
Ivor_E_Tower Posted March 21, 2004 Report Posted March 21, 2004 Surely the oil level warning can only properly function when the vehicle is at rest without the engine running, and this is a "glitch"? Usually the automatic oil level warning systems work when you turn the ignition key to start up - when the engine is running, most of the oil is circulating and naturally the level in the sump will be lower than when the engine has been at rest for a couple of hours or more - this is the reason why slightly over-filling (as indicated by the dipstick) is not a problem. Quote
HJT Posted March 22, 2004 Author Report Posted March 22, 2004 I was wondering how it could check the oil level when most of it was circulating. Guess it must be a glitch or somat like that. Still ok this morning. Howard Quote
HJT Posted March 25, 2004 Author Report Posted March 25, 2004 Came on again yesterday and is now on permanently. Oh well I guess it's a trip to the dealers. Will let you know what they say. Howard Quote
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