Low Engine Oil Warning

TrojanBMW · 03-01-2011, 08:44 PM

I was driving my car for the first time in a couple days, and I got a low oil warning and it said to add a quart ASAP.

I finished running a couple errands (about five miles) and rechecked the engine oil and it now indicates at max fill.

The last I checked the oil, it was at max fill so I'm inclined to believe it, but I'm still a little concerned for obvious reasons. Is this an indication of the sensor going or just a one-time glitch?

Boxtyp3 · 03-01-2011, 08:48 PM

The oil probably settled down at the bottom. Have the dealer check it just to be sure.

cpt97m3 · 03-01-2011, 11:23 PM

That's happened to me when I idle it for a few minutes in my slopped driveway, so it is sensitive to angle.

RimasRS · 03-02-2011, 03:19 AM

Check your engine crank case vent hose. It can be not clean or even frozen

Dackelone · 03-02-2011, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by TrojanBMW

I was driving my car for the first time in a couple days, and I got a low oil warning and it said to add a quart ASAP.

I finished running a couple errands (about five miles) and rechecked the engine oil and it now indicates at max fill.

The last I checked the oil, it was at max fill so I'm inclined to believe it, but I'm still a little concerned for obvious reasons. Is this an indication of the sensor going or just a one-time glitch?

I think the key part is you said your car was parked few several days. I seem to recall reading (somewhere) that when water/condensation builds up in the oil - it can confuse the oil level sensor and oil quality sensor.

I would take the car for a nice long drive and then recheck the oil level via the digital readout. Ofcourse you could always run it by the dealership.

G.L.
Dackel

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RimasRS Colonel 85 Rep 2,438 Posts Drives: BMW X3 SD Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	Check your engine crank case vent hose. It can be not clean or even frozen
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