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

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.

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

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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