Hi All, (2013 Cayenne 3.6 6 cyl)
My Dash started displaying a yellow "Minimum Oil level reached" warning 2 weeks ago while driving.
Luckily I had already purchased and installed a dipstick and was able to easily confirm the oil was full.
Whay a car company would not include a dipstick in the first place is confounding to me.
I changed the oil the following weekend, and while i was down there, I removed the oil level sensor, checked it out and cleaned the electronic contacts. After reinstalling and filling engine with 7 quarts of fresh oil, the message re-displayed as soon as I turned the key.
Assumung a faulty sensor, I ordered a replacement sensor (which looks exactly like the original VW part that was down there) and replaced it this afternoon after emptying/reflling the oil once again. On a related note, If i removed the sensor from the connector completely, the message changes to a yellow "oil measurement failed" so I know the car can actually get a read of some voltage from the sensor. It's just displaying the incorrect result.
You would think this would do the trick... but no. The low oil level message persiste on my dash. At this point I'm not really sure where to turn. I'm going to look into possible wire corrosion leading from the sensor up the engine wall.. but I would love to know if anyone else has dealt with this issue and what they did to resolve it? it has nothing to do with actual oil level. seems to be more of a reading error.
thanks
John
My Dash started displaying a yellow "Minimum Oil level reached" warning 2 weeks ago while driving.
Luckily I had already purchased and installed a dipstick and was able to easily confirm the oil was full.
Whay a car company would not include a dipstick in the first place is confounding to me.
I changed the oil the following weekend, and while i was down there, I removed the oil level sensor, checked it out and cleaned the electronic contacts. After reinstalling and filling engine with 7 quarts of fresh oil, the message re-displayed as soon as I turned the key.
Assumung a faulty sensor, I ordered a replacement sensor (which looks exactly like the original VW part that was down there) and replaced it this afternoon after emptying/reflling the oil once again. On a related note, If i removed the sensor from the connector completely, the message changes to a yellow "oil measurement failed" so I know the car can actually get a read of some voltage from the sensor. It's just displaying the incorrect result.
You would think this would do the trick... but no. The low oil level message persiste on my dash. At this point I'm not really sure where to turn. I'm going to look into possible wire corrosion leading from the sensor up the engine wall.. but I would love to know if anyone else has dealt with this issue and what they did to resolve it? it has nothing to do with actual oil level. seems to be more of a reading error.
thanks
John
