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Oil Level Probelm :(
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dafatkid88
PostPosted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 3:28 pm Up
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Right so my dipstick is saying my oil level is on the full mark... but yet everytime i start the car im getting empty on the digital display.. any ideas?? :S

 

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Probably the oil level sensor has failed. To be honest they're rubbish anyway and it's better to just check the dipstick regularly.
 


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Dent in the sump???
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Known BSI software glitch. As long as you check the dipstick regularly, I wouldn't worry.

The oil level sensors are temperamental. I can park on the drive and one day it says full, next day it's empty then it says half full.

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Mines doing same as this and was worried that the oil pump had failed but there's oil flowing to the head and when I start car up different times through day it gives different readings. I have other electric faults so gonna try the bsi reboot thing after work to see if it sorts things out. Seems a common thing the oil indication on dash could fit a newoil sensor around a tenner see if it works but have no idea where its located as I only just got my 206 2 days ago so gotta get use to the french sack lol
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If your pump had gone, the oil pressure warning light would light up on the dash and probably the STOP light too.

I don't know why people panic about the level indicator. If you checked your levels weekly, then you would know how much oil was in the sump. If you lost enough oil in the week where you had to rely on the dashboard level indicator, then I'd be more worried about where the oil was going and how much damage there was to the engine.

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