I was parked on a steep slope for 10 mins with engine running
Then i get the oil level low warning
No other symptoms or signs of an oil leak
Could the slope have fooled the sensor?
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Is the oil level sensor affected by an incline?
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Is the oil level sensor affected by an incline?
Not Z4 related but my peugeot expert vans oil light comes on every time I park on an incline. It won’t go off until I drive it then turn it on and back off again. I always check the oil when the van is on a level surface when it comes on too and it’s always on full so never even topped it up.
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Is the oil level sensor affected by an incline?
Yes! I get the same message sometimes under those conditions, then after a while it all goes back to normal.jamesgarbett wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2023 3:30 pm I was parked on a steep slope for 10 mins with engine running
Then i get the oil level low warning
No other symptoms or signs of an oil leak
Could the slope have fooled the sensor?
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Is the oil level sensor affected by an incline?
jamesgarbett wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2023 3:30 pm I was parked on a steep slope for 10 mins with engine running
Then i get the oil level low warning
No other symptoms or signs of an oil leak
Could the slope have fooled the sensor?
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Is the oil level sensor affected by an incline?
Funny you should mention it. My 2011 Z4 oil light cane on last week when parking on a decline. Previously oil level was at midway between min and max.