"ENGINE OIL LEVEL MONITOR SYSTEM FAULT"

[Wheelan]

Hi all. So I have had my recently purchased D4 SE 3 ltr for a week now. It has 83 K kms on it. When I started it up today with the car parked on a hill (relevance?) a dong came up on start up which didnt sound normal. All good took off, down the road a couple of km the warning "ENGINE OIL LEVEL MONITOR SYSTEM FAULT" came up, then went away. It did this on and off all the way from Ballarat to Melbourne. When I parked it up, stopped for about 15 mins and started again the message didn't come back. I thought all was good. I parked and went shopping for a couple of hours, took off again and thought "minor glitch now all gone", then the message came up again on and off till I got home. Checked oil level and checked ok.
Has anyone had this happen before, there doesn't seem to be much info around after googling. Or is this my car just letting me know of things to come. Not a great start to my first Land Rover ownership.

[lpj]

That's gotta go back to the dealer. Annoying but likely not major.

You may already know this but check it after it's been sitting on level ground for a few hours, or over night (prior to starting).

You push the start button without touching the brake and the service menu will come up.

[Wheelan]

That's gotta go back to the dealer. Annoying but likely not major.

You may already know this but check it after it's been sitting on level ground for a few hours, or over night (prior to starting).

You push the start button without touching the brake and the service menu will come up.

yeah thanks thats what I did. Likely to be a sensor?

[Wheelan]

So spoke to mechanic today, apparently to get to this sensor you have to remove the sump, to do this you either have to remove the front diff or remove the body from the chassis!!! WTF

[lpj]

removing the body is somewhat common place. Its not a nice thought but they do it all the time. I had my ring gear replaced and they had to remove the body. At the end of the day, the oil needs to be monitored so it will have to be done.

p.s. Is you mechanic a dealer LR specialist or or a general mechanic?

[Wheelan]

p.s. Is you mechanic a dealer LR specialist or or a general mechanic?

LR specialist in Melbourne, starts with R

I know it prob is common practice these days, I would have thought dropping the sump would have been easier, like you say, it has to be done, its just a shame this has happened to me in the first week of ownership. I purchased this car so I didnt have to have an affair so I guess fun and games are to be expected!

[Plane Fixer]

I purchased this car so I didnt have to have an affair so I guess fun and games are to be expected!


Ah! Mid life crisis.The Land Rover is certainly the cheapest and easiest option. At least the wife can come to like it...

[Wheelan]

I purchased this car so I didnt have to have an affair so I guess fun and games are to be expected!


Ah! Mid life crisis.The Land Rover is certainly the cheapest and easiest option. At least the wife can come to like it...

You nailed it.

[RoverLander]

Hi all. So I have had my recently purchased D4 SE 3 ltr for a week now. It has 83 K kms on it. When I started it up today with the car parked on a hill (relevance?) a dong came up on start up which didnt sound normal. All good took off, down the road a couple of km the warning "ENGINE OIL LEVEL MONITOR SYSTEM FAULT" came up, then went away. It did this on and off all the way from Ballarat to Melbourne. When I parked it up, stopped for about 15 mins and started again the message didn't come back. I thought all was good. I parked and went shopping for a couple of hours, took off again and thought "minor glitch now all gone", then the message came up again on and off till I got home. Checked oil level and checked ok.
Has anyone had this happen before, there doesn't seem to be much info around after googling. Or is this my car just letting me know of things to come. Not a great start to my first Land Rover ownership.

I just had this message come up on a MY15 D4. It was a few days after getting the battery replaced at a dealer. What was involved in resolving your problem please? Would like to talk to the dealer with some information. If possible.

[LandyAndy]

I had that fault,it came on whilst driving to my last service so I delivered the vehicle with the fault active.
They re-set it and booked it in for a later repair,sump off job.It didn't return in the time between the first fault and taking it in for the repair.All covered under warranty.
Andrew