Thread: "ENGINE OIL LEVEL MONITOR SYSTEM FAULT"

I had this fault come up on a regular basis. Quoted $3300 by LR dealer to fix. Not sure if sensor or wiring fault. Ignored the problem and now fault comes up on rare occasions. Will check it out when timing belt replacement due in about 5k.
Cheers Peter

The dipstick in mine works fine,has never faulted yet

Originally Posted by scarry

The dipstick in mine works fine,has never faulted yet

Does the dipstick jump out of the bonnet to let you know you’ve sprung an oil leak? Better to know when it gets to low, rather than empty by a low oil pressure warning light when it’s too late. Rare occurrence I admit, but I have lost an engine before (not on my LR) to an oil leak so I can appreciate the technology’s advantages (and disadvantages).

Edit: I do however wish I had the electronics AND a dipstick for cross checking in a failure!

FSM no mention of body removal?

Engine - TDV6 3.0L Diesel - Oil Pan
Removal and Installation
Removal
• NOTE: Removal steps in this procedure may contain installation details.
1.Disconnect the battery ground cable.
Refer to: Specifications (414-00 Battery and Charging System -
General Information, Specifications)
2. WARNING: Make sure to support the vehicle with axle
stands.
Raise and support the vehicle.
2.
Refer to: Engine Oil Draining and Filling (303-01B Engine - TDV6
3.0L Diesel, General Procedures).
3.
Refer to: Axle Assembly (205-03 Front Drive Axle/Differential,
Removal and Installation).
4.
Refer to: Starter Motor (303-06B Starting System - TDV6 3.0L Diesel,
Removal and Installation).
5.

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

Does the dipstick jump out of the bonnet to let you know you’ve sprung an oil leak? Better to know when it gets to low, rather than empty by a low oil pressure warning light when it’s too late. Rare occurrence I admit, but I have lost an engine before (not on my LR) to an oil leak so I can appreciate the technology’s advantages (and disadvantages).

Edit: I do however wish I had the electronics AND a dipstick for cross checking in a failure!

Many(and probably most) vehicles have an engine oil level light,and an oil pressure light,with a dip stick.

If the two lights,and sensors work,and the driver stops the engine reasonably quickly,very little chance of an engine failure.

In fact an oil level light will often come on on a hill if the vehicle engine oil level is low,giving the driver a warning way before oil pressure is lost.

IMHO,the system that LR has gone to is,once again, technology for technologys sake.

While under the bonnet the driver should also be looking at other things.Having this electronic system,the driver more than likely won't open the bonnet at all,so less things are being checked that should be regularly checked.

And coupled with long service intervals,that seem to be getting longer with each new model,this can be a recipe for disaster.

Anyway,not worth harping on about a system that will now stay as it is for some vehicle manufacturers,while many others stay the old reliable way,as has been the norm for the last 100yrs or so.

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

Does the dipstick jump out of the bonnet to let you know you’ve sprung an oil leak? Better to know when it gets to low, rather than empty by a low oil pressure warning light when it’s too late. Rare occurrence I admit, but I have lost an engine before (not on my LR) to an oil leak so I can appreciate the technology’s advantages (and disadvantages).

Edit: I do however wish I had the electronics AND a dipstick for cross checking in a failure!

Just wish my D4 had a dipstick.

Hi All
So I'm up in Kakadu, 4000km from home, having just got back to the Border Store after visiting the top of the Coburg Peninsula (Garig Gunak Barlu). That's the good news :-)
The bad news is this Engine Oil Level Monitor System Fault has come up. Question is ... what to do?
Just to add some context, the engine was replaced just before I left Sydney (under warranty, fortunately). I've done just over 5000km since then. The last 400km have been on dirt - wondering then if I've got dust in the sensor?
The oil level is showing OK, but the reading level is bouncing between half, and Max, and sometimes somewhere in between.
Would welcome your thoughts.

I get this message flash on the dash every so often and displays for about 0.5sec, rather annoying more than anything. Clearly it is a false error because I know how many litres of oil is put in and extracted between services.

As you know it’s a costly and labour intensive job to replace a $200 sensor.

The question - how technically smart are you keyboard warriors out there?

Is there a way to disable the engine oil system monitor fault checks/polling in the ccf editor? Surely there must be a flag which can be disabled.