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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Alldi on 25 April 2008, 08:35:12

Title: Oil Warning Message
Post by: Alldi on 25 April 2008, 08:35:12
Hi all, newbie here, the check oil warning message keeps appearing on my display despite the fact that the oil is up to the max. mark. Is there a simple fix for this or is it likely that the sensor is duff? If it is the sensor, does the sump have to be removed to replace it? What kind of price is the sensor? Car is a '99 3.0 Elite. Thanks for any help
Title: Re: Oil Warning Message
Post by: Dazzler on 25 April 2008, 08:51:25
Probably a new sensor mate.
You can try a couple of quick oil changes to see if it cleans the sensor.
Title: Re: Oil Warning Message
Post by: Andy B on 25 April 2008, 09:13:31
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... If it is the sensor, does the sump have to be removed to replace it? ....

The sump is easy to do though on your car if it is the sensor. It lives towards the bottom of the main ally part of the sump, driver's side and prtrudes down into the steel pan below, & IIRC is held in place with a circlip type clip (E clip?) but the sump does need to come off to replace it.
My problem was the reverse of yours. I'd to remove the sensor when I  replaced my sump. Because of the heat, the wiring had become brittle & snapped between the plug/connection & the actual level sensor.
Title: Re: Oil Warning Message
Post by: adi191927 on 25 April 2008, 18:00:45
Could be the sensor was fitted the wrong way round ,this would bring up check oil info erroneously. This happened on some vauxhall's.