A-015: Car says "check oil level", but oil level's fine.

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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 07:39 PM
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A-015: Car says "check oil level", but oil level's fine.

Like the subject says. Here's a couple pictures. Am I missing sonething or reading the dipstivk wrong? What gives? Any ideas?

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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 07:45 PM
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that just means the ECM thinks there is no oil pressure. It could actually be an oil pressure problem BUT chances are its just the oil pressure sender being disconnected or damaged... Ive seen the wire harness get chewed by small animals before and that caused the oil light to illuminate on other cars. Probably the same deal here.
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 08:35 PM
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Dopes6070 is probably correct, but if the oil pump is gone, that is a big problem...call the dealer to make sure you are ok to drive there....maybe the car makes the distinction between low oil level and no oil pressure...not sure based on the manual...

Low Oil Pressure Indicator

This indicator should never
come on when the engine is
running. If it starts flashing or stays
on, or if you see a ‘‘CHECK ENGINE
OIL LEVEL’’ message on the multiinformation
display, the oil pressure
has dropped very low or lost
pressure. Serious engine damage is
possible, and you should take
immediate action.
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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 01:38 AM
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Is there any reason that this indicator going off and the battery being dead would be related? Or is it sheer coincidence that they happened on the same night? My car's barely been starting the last couple days and it finally died on me at my sisters house tonight. I had to jump the car to get back but when I did, the code cleared and the oil indicator went off. wtf...
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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 10:30 AM
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get a nnnew batt
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by armashi
Is there any reason that this indicator going off and the battery being dead would be related? Or is it sheer coincidence that they happened on the same night? My car's barely been starting the last couple days and it finally died on me at my sisters house tonight. I had to jump the car to get back but when I did, the code cleared and the oil indicator went off. wtf...
I suspect these are related as I had the exact same symptoms with my 06 rl. We had problems starting then once it started, the check oil level light came on. I replaced the battery and both issues are gone.
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 10:09 AM
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Nice thread revival.
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 10:45 AM
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I was going to say something, but it was his first post.

Welcome to AcuraZine. You'll find that people can be a little touchy about reviving posts unless you're asking a similar but slightly different question and you want people to see the history of the rest of the thread discussion. I can appreciate that you wanted to add your experience to the discussion, and in many cases that can be useful. Just might want to check the date of the last post and consider whether it's worth dredging up an old thread.
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 10:47 AM
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Calling me touchy? LoL...

They can revive all they want, that means they are searching.
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 11:27 AM
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Not you, specifically, just "people"
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 12:51 PM
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People means 007.
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 01:36 PM
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We have another Ian now, and he seems to be doing a fine job. You always start polite. Then after seeing the same shit time and time again, you just start being frank and people mistake it as being an asshole. I am part of the committee that is pursuing an internet knowledge/awareness test that must be completed and passed to get your AZ handle.

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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 02:53 PM
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 04:57 PM
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Calling me touchy?
I had you pegged to be more the 'feely' type?
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 07:26 PM
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Old Nov 25, 2016 | 05:31 PM
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Oil light comes on and goes away. Bad sensor?

Hello,

I sometimes get the low oil light warning sign. It displays then quickly goes away within a second.
My car had bad motor mounts and I was thinking it could come from the motor shaking. I changed the
mounts out and still get the low oil warning message. There's no leaks and the oil level is normal.

2 things that I can think of:
  1. Bad sensor.
  2. Loose sensor.

Any other ideas? Has this happened to anyone before?
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Old Nov 25, 2016 | 05:38 PM
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Is it just the light flickering or are you getting the low oil flashing on the MID? How old is your battery? Many odd symptoms like this can be chalked up to and old/dying battery on the RL.
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Old Nov 25, 2016 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by projektvertx
Is it just the light flickering or are you getting the low oil flashing on the MID? How old is your battery? Many odd symptoms like this can be chalked up to and old/dying battery on the RL.
It's a low oil light (orange light) on the cluster. It comes on occasionally.
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Old Nov 26, 2016 | 11:10 AM
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Definitely get your battery checked out
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Old Nov 27, 2016 | 09:21 AM
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проверть уплотнение масляного насоса
уплотнение датчика
обрыв проводов
а также другие утечки
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Old Nov 27, 2016 | 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Okuma909
проверть уплотнение масляного насоса
уплотнение датчика
обрыв проводов
а также другие утечки
Does anyone know what language this is to translate it?
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Old Nov 27, 2016 | 12:09 PM
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Old Nov 27, 2016 | 12:11 PM
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check seal oil pump seal sensor wire breakage as well as other leaks <- Translation

Sami I'd make sure that indeed the oil level is ok. Coz if not battery, or other electrical, it could signal oil level is borderline too low.
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Old Nov 27, 2016 | 12:25 PM
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The seal of the oil pump check
seal SENSOR
wire breakage
while others also leak
russia lan
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Old Nov 27, 2016 | 12:27 PM
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strange I know your language, you do not have my: Коммунист:
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Old Nov 27, 2016 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Okuma909
The seal of the oil pump check
seal SENSOR
wire breakage
while others also leak
russia lan
check above.



Welcome to the forum.
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Old Nov 28, 2016 | 05:16 PM
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Oil light won't show a borderline low levels. The oil light will come on at borderline catastrophic levels.
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Old Nov 29, 2016 | 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by oo7spy
Oil light won't show a borderline low levels. The oil light will come on at borderline catastrophic levels.
I said 'too low'.
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Old Dec 29, 2016 | 12:18 PM
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It's a oil pressure sensor happened to mine
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Old Dec 30, 2016 | 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Arielkb2
It's a oil pressure sensor happened to mine

That's what I figured. Thanks!
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Old Jan 1, 2017 | 08:39 PM
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oil level low fault

I had a oil level fault even though there was no light on the dash board. I chose check later. Got home, check the oil the next morning oil level is fine. It happened twice already and I have noticed that this seem to happen when I put the gear to "S". Few hours later I would get this fault
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Old Jan 1, 2017 | 11:41 PM
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How old is your battery? Many such random issues with the RL have been traced back to faulty batteries (that sometimes still test good!).
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Old Jan 2, 2017 | 09:40 AM
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Seems similar to this regardless of the light: https://acurazine.com/forums/second-...sensor-951903/
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