Oil level sensor problem? Help!

6BATMAN6 · 10-14-2014, 11:15 AM

Ok soo yesterday out of no where my dash said i had below minimum oil .. Like way below .. I checked and founf a minor leak at the oil filter housing gasket .. Minor like no where near enough leakage to have it telling ke i lost like 4 qts .. Soo i put 2 qts in and check it again and now it says its full.. I had my turbos replaced about 2k ago soo they had to have done the oil with that job .. Atleast i hope soo..

UncleWede · 10-14-2014, 11:44 AM

Which is why I ignore my oil warning until it stays on solid for at least 3 days. With a 7q full amount, being down 1q for 3 days isn't going to do significant damage, IMHO

shadow191 · 10-14-2014, 01:50 PM

The sensor told you it lost 4 quarts? Mine will go from showing mostly full to a warning for as little as a 1/2 quart if I'm idling on a decline. I can't imagine it would wait for that much loss before triggering.

Efthreeoh · 10-14-2014, 05:57 PM

Oookay, so you are reading the oil level wrong. It only reports on the amount of the remaining 7th quart. The graph you see is not a measure of the entire quantity of 7 quarts of oil. You may have too much oil in the engine now.

6BATMAN6 · 10-14-2014, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Oookay, so you are reading the oil level wrong. It only reports on the amount of the remaining 7th quart. The graph you see is not a measure of the entire quantity of 7 quarts of oil. You may have too much oil in the engine now.

Ah that makes sense, hopefully the extra qt didnt start to foam up .. Oil change tmr for sure

Illicit · 10-20-2014, 02:26 PM

I recently did an oil change and getting a reading after was super frustrating. BMW in all of its infinite software wisdom felt the need to override everything on the dash with a low tire pressure alert. Well, all 4 of my TPMS sensors are bad so I get the alert every 2 seconds even if I cancel it which makes it impossible to get a oil reading because it takes so long. You would think that the oil level would be way more important then any other reading and another alert can't just cancel it.

Anyone know how to disable TPMS all together?

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6BATMAN6 Private 5 Rep 98 Posts Drives: 2010 335i m package Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Long Island NY iTrader: (0)	Oil level sensor problem? Help! Ok soo yesterday out of no where my dash said i had below minimum oil .. Like way below .. I checked and founf a minor leak at the oil filter housing gasket .. Minor like no where near enough leakage to have it telling ke i lost like 4 qts .. Soo i put 2 qts in and check it again and now it says its full.. I had my turbos replaced about 2k ago soo they had to have done the oil with that job .. Atleast i hope soo..
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UncleWede Long Time Admirer, First Time Owner 18016 Rep 9,378 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Dark Graphite Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxnard, CA iTrader: (0)	Which is why I ignore my oil warning until it stays on solid for at least 3 days. With a 7q full amount, being down 1q for 3 days isn't going to do significant damage, IMHO
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shadow191 Lieutenant Colonel 181 Rep 1,681 Posts Drives: 2017 Volvo XC90 R-Design Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: GA iTrader: (3)	The sensor told you it lost 4 quarts? Mine will go from showing mostly full to a warning for as little as a 1/2 quart if I'm idling on a decline. I can't imagine it would wait for that much loss before triggering.
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Efthreeoh General 17309 Rep 18,733 Posts Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster Join Date: May 2012 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	Oookay, so you are reading the oil level wrong. It only reports on the amount of the remaining 7th quart. The graph you see is not a measure of the entire quantity of 7 quarts of oil. You may have too much oil in the engine now.
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Illicit Private 11 Rep 57 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Kentucky iTrader: (0)	I recently did an oil change and getting a reading after was super frustrating. BMW in all of its infinite software wisdom felt the need to override everything on the dash with a low tire pressure alert. Well, all 4 of my TPMS sensors are bad so I get the alert every 2 seconds even if I cancel it which makes it impossible to get a oil reading because it takes so long. You would think that the oil level would be way more important then any other reading and another alert can't just cancel it. Anyone know how to disable TPMS all together?
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