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Old 11-08-2015, 11:04 PM
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Hello all!

When I started my car this evening, the oil light with the squiggly line came on after about 15 seconds. I checked the oil and it was over the max line. I would think that this would trip the HI error but instead the oil light came on. I have tried resetting the oil change reminder and it still hasn't turned the light off. I left it running for a few minutes and the light didn't go off but the engine sounded normal with no knocking or anything. I took it around the block and it drove like normal. Is this a case of a bad sensor or is there something actually wrong with my oil?

It's a 2005 coupe with 71,XXX miles and it has been about 2000 miles since my last oil change if that matters.
 
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Old 11-09-2015, 05:49 AM
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You should suck some oil out until the level is OK. The problem with too much oil is that if it contacts the spinning crankshaft, it can get frothed with air, then the oil pump cannot adequately do it's job.
 
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Old 11-09-2015, 06:58 AM
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Most of us only put 8 quarts of oil in during an oil change. That leaves the oil level slightly below the max mark. On my coupe, I couldn't really see where the oil level was low.


A few years back, I put nearly 8.5 quarts of oil in during an oil change. Actual oil change requires 8 liters of oil, which is 8.45 quarts. We went to a Dragon weekend right after the oil change. All weekend, I kept getting the oil overfill light whenever driving the 'twisties'. Sucked about a pint of oil out when I got back home and never had the oil overfill light come on again.
 
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Old 11-09-2015, 03:42 PM
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You will notice the oil level check is not working too.




When the ignition switch is turned to the ON/RUN
position, an ISO oil level icon appears in the trip odometer
window and a “clock” icon in the cumulative odometer
display. Pressing the **** to the left of the speedometer
twice displays one of the following messages:
˛ OK
˛ -1.0 Q (-1.0L)
˛ -1.5 Q (-1.5L)
˛ -2.0 Q (-2.0L)
˛ HI


Here is the "sticky"


https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...el-sensor.html


There are 2 part numbers, I don't remember with one has been superseded though.


5101121AA or 5189456AA
 
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