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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 10:01 AM
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KAYBAR
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From: Peoria, Illinois, USA
Thumbs down Engine Low oil Light...
  • As WE all know one of the items to be done on a 7000 mile inspection was change the oil and oil filter. I had this done last week at the Dodge-Chrysler dealership where I bought the car.
When I drove home, after the oil change was done, the oil low light came on. I stopped the car and turned the engine off. I waited a few minutes and restarted the car. The light was off. I drove a few hundred feet and the light came back on. I stopped again, turned the engine off and called the service department. I told them about the problem and they advised me to turn around and drive the car back to the dealership, which I did. The light came back on and it stayed all the way to your dealership. I left the car running so they could see the light was on. I had suggested taking the car for a test drive. A few minutes later the mechanic and I took it for a test drive. The light did not came on. I asked the mechanic if he could hook up the computer to see if there was a oil low light fault in the computers memory. He agreed to do that and no faults were recorded. So I drove off and when I went over the first speed bump the light came back on. I turned around and drove the car back to your dealership. I told them the light low oil light came on again and was advised that it could be a lose connector. I made an appointment for Friday to get that problem fixed. I drove the car home on another route. The light never came on again. I parked the car in my garage. A few hours later I reset the maintenance interval meter on the dash board...The mechanic had tried to do it but did not know how so I told him I will do it at home....
As WE all know you can check the oil level inside the car without taking the dipstick out. (The car came with no owner's manual so I learned on the go) I checked this oil indicator on the dashboard and got a -2.0 reading. This indicated 2 quarts of oil BELOW the MAX! Thinking the meter was wrong I checked the dipstick and to my horror I could see the engine oil was on MINIMUM....! I checked my bill and found that 6 quarts were added. I went online and found that a Crossfire needs 8.5 quarts of oil. The car was 2.5 below it's recommended level..!
I called the service manager and he agreed, on my suggestion, that a mechanic should come to my house and put 2.5 quarts of oil in my engine as I was not going to drive the car until the problem was fixed. A few hours later this was done....

What a nightmare.... I still wake up at night in sweat after blowing up the engine in my dreams!

Pete
 
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