w210 oil level sensor - help please!

[I.Iliev]

Hi everyone!

I had the 'oil level sensor defective' message intermittently for about a year /no need to mention I hate it/ and after soursing a new one from MB Parts Department I've changed it myself folowing the WIS software instructions. The dreaded message didn't reappear for probably two days and today it came on again! I wander does any memory needs reseting or I'm being totaly unlucky and the new sensor is faulty as well. Any comments would be much appreciated!

 

[SNAP1]

Oil level sensor fault???

Hi

I have the same fault.
No answers yet. I am going to ask a friend who works a Mercedes. Ill let you know.

Cheers

 

[bigtwin]

Did you trace the wiring/connections back to make sure all is well?

 

[Xtractorfan]

I would expect that such a device would be reprogrammable or at least register on a diagnostic machine, ring ur local servcie department and enquire..and dont be fobbed off with 'we would need to see it',

 

[Parrot of Doom]

Now this is odd, because the other day driving around the M25 I had this. Pulled over, let the engine rest for a minute, and checked the level to find it right slap bang in the middle.

Just to be safe I poured a quarter of a litre of fresh oil in, not so much that it would be over-filled.

This is the second time its done it in a year, I was going to buy a new oil sender.

Just to be on the safe side, there isn't a warning for low oil pressure is there?

 

[OlafMaxwell]

I had a problem with oil level sensor too, was there when the car was new. It may well be you have a faulty one, even though it is new!!

 

[jibcl500]

Ask MB if the part number has changed, if it has the original part was defective. You can also ask how many MB sold in the last 12 months.

jib