Adding a quart of oil, Check engine light goes on
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Well my iDrive said I was low on oil so I added a quart of Pennzoil Platinum SAE 5W-30 oil from Auto Zone.
Now my check engine light is on. Anyone have any ideas what I can do?
Now my check engine light is on. Anyone have any ideas what I can do?
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What is the code reader telling you is the problem?
The oil level sensor may have given you a false reading due to the cold weather (mine did!). Take the car engine to operating temperature or drive for about 30 minutes to see if the I-Drive is telling you that you have over flooded the engine with oil. 1 quart sounds like a lot unless you have a leak or under filled on your recent oil change.
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The oil level sensor may have given you a false reading due to the cold weather (mine did!). Take the car engine to operating temperature or drive for about 30 minutes to see if the I-Drive is telling you that you have over flooded the engine with oil. 1 quart sounds like a lot unless you have a leak or under filled on your recent oil change.
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Thanks , well it was telling me I was on minimum oil level. So i just bought one of those little containers, I think it was a quart, maybe a pint?
I will run the car and see if it tells me I overfilled. Can't imagine I overfilled I didn't put much in. Darn can't do anything right these days lorddd
I will run the car and see if it tells me I overfilled. Can't imagine I overfilled I didn't put much in. Darn can't do anything right these days lorddd
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If you think that's bad, listen to this:
I went cheap and bought 2 gallons (around $25.XX each) of Mobil 1 oil from Walmart. I "over filled" because I did what the I-Drive was telling me. While draining the oil to fix the problem, I dropped the drain plug and could not find it during the whole time! 45 minutes later, I came home with another two gallons of Mobil 1 from Walmart and overfilled again (Thanks, I-Drive!). It was a $100+ oil change minus labor time for the day. lol
Oh, drive to Auto Zone and have them read the code for you if you have not done so. Kill two birds with one stone and check the oil level from I-Drive while you're at it. ;-)
I went cheap and bought 2 gallons (around $25.XX each) of Mobil 1 oil from Walmart. I "over filled" because I did what the I-Drive was telling me. While draining the oil to fix the problem, I dropped the drain plug and could not find it during the whole time! 45 minutes later, I came home with another two gallons of Mobil 1 from Walmart and overfilled again (Thanks, I-Drive!). It was a $100+ oil change minus labor time for the day. lol
Oh, drive to Auto Zone and have them read the code for you if you have not done so. Kill two birds with one stone and check the oil level from I-Drive while you're at it. ;-)
Thanks , well it was telling me I was on minimum oil level. So i just bought one of those little containers, I think it was a quart, maybe a pint?
I will run the car and see if it tells me I overfilled. Can't imagine I overfilled I didn't put much in. Darn can't do anything right these days lorddd
I will run the car and see if it tells me I overfilled. Can't imagine I overfilled I didn't put much in. Darn can't do anything right these days lorddd
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Engine oil low error [on iDrive] may not have anything to do with the check-engine-light. Only way to be sure is to read the diagnostic codes via OBD-II port. If you don't have diagnostic code reader, take the car to your local auto parts store; most of the parts stores read codes for free.
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Hey Pcy!
How are you! Hope all is well!
Daniel
How are you! Hope all is well!
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Engine oil low error [on iDrive] may not have anything to do with the check-engine-light. Only way to be sure is to read the diagnostic codes via OBD-II port. If you don't have diagnostic code reader, take the car to your local auto parts store; most of the parts stores read codes for free.
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Engine oil low error [on iDrive] may not have anything to do with the check-engine-light. Only way to be sure is to read the diagnostic codes via OBD-II port. If you don't have diagnostic code reader, take the car to your local auto parts store; most of the parts stores read codes for free.
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