why is my oil measurement still showing the minimum?

Asked by carylon May 22, 2020 at 06:40 PM about the 2016 BMW 3 Series

Question type: General

it was time for my oil change and the measurement was showing the maximum.
after the oil change the measurement is showing the minimum. They added
another quart and I drove it for about an hour and it is still showing the
minimum amount. what is wrong ??

3 Answers

F_O_R answered 4 years ago

Do you know for a fact if they put the correct amount of oil in the first time? If you know that it has the correct amount of oil then the sensor is bad.

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carylon answered 4 years ago

Yes and it said to add another quart and they did, but it is still measuring the minimum amount

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F_O_R answered 4 years ago

You could replace the sensor and see if that fixes the problem. Personally I would change the oil again and make 100% certain the correct amount of oil was installed. I don't trust the Jiffy Lube type shops to get anything right. Who did the work?

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