[kwikt]

Does anyone know what the wires and sensor on the side of the oil pan are for? The sensor is very loose and can be rotated easily and slightly dripping oil. So it's almost time for an oil change and am planning on fixing this minor problem.



Kevin

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[oppositelock]

Kwikt,

It is the oil level sensor. The electrical connector is a bullet connecter and will rotate. There is a triangular gasket that seals the sensor to the pan. Pull the connector off the sensor to make sure the gasket is leaking and not the sensor. The wires will be brittle so be careful not the break them. Replacement of the gasket and/or sensor is very easy, just make sure your pan is drained first <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />.

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[kwikt]

Thanks, I'm going to jump into this minor problem at my next oil change. Think I'll run some 10w40 syn oil this time instead of the 20w50 Kendall dino and see how she runs!



Kevin

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[DaveN]

Thread revival.

After my rebuild and SC addition I suddenly found my "!" light on after a short 100Km trip a couple of weeks ago. I thought, what the hell? After coming back from Flash's 3500Km SC trip I found the cam cover gasket had missed seating one corner on installation and I drooled oil from here to Cali and back. I fixed the gasket and "I thought" I had topped up the oil; maybe I forgot.

So, I drive home and get ready to hook up the computer to find the code but I do a quick run-a-round of the basics first. I found over 2L of oil missing off the stick! So maybe I had forgotten to refill it after I fixed the leak but why didn't the oil level sensor kick in long before that? I pulled it out last night and it appears to work correctly as does a spare I have.

Can the sensor float possibly stick at the top due to the rebuild?

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[Kim]

The sensor, I think, only works at start-up. I don't think that it will come on during use. I have replaced mine twice.

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[kwikt]

Wouldn't the oil slosh around too much to get an accurate sensor reading.

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[Trueblue]

Mine looks a bit moist with oil. I understand there is a blank off plate available for this, and I will toss it at next opportunity. The dip stick is pretty reliable and does not leak a drop. In my opinion, this gadget is just as lame as the brake pad wear indicators...........

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[DaveN]

I know in my S2 it is active all the time and comes on after 1/2 L drop in fluid when driving. I think that is why there is a 2 minute hysteresis in the software allowing for sloshing and cornering. In the case where I had an actual oil leak and didn't know it (from Cali) I would have been grateful for its illumination. I would not have thought to check a dipstck on a long highway run when I had left with the car full of oil.

I'll probably stuff it back in as it seems to work fine and go back to my usual periodic dipstck check until I'm comfortable that the car is maintaining it's proper level over a long period of time.

Before the SC and rebuild I never added a drop of oil between changes so this oil checking thing is new to me <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/wink.png" class="smilie" alt="" />

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