It started about a week ago...
I would drive to / from work and when I would turn off the car, I get the "Bong Bong" "Check Engine Oil Level. I was not too alarmed since I usually get nagged for oil once between oil changes and I was about due. So I threw in a quart and called it a day. 2 days later, I get the bong again. Hmm. OK. So I do the standard oil check proceeder and I am just a hair below the upper limit level. But I put in 1/4 quart anyway just to top it off.
It was fine the next day. But after that, I got the bong again... However this time, I noticed that my oil temp needle was pegged out at the maximum!!! My thermo temp was normal. I went to lunch and watched everything. Everything was normal, but on the way home, the temp maxed out again.
I have been keeping an eye on things and trying to note a pattern. Nothing really emerged except that this only happens after I am fully warmed up. It does not happen right away, and some times it does not happen at all. One time, I caught it in motion.... I was fully warmed up and the oil temp needle was at one dot to the left. Pretty normal. Then all of a sudden, it slammed all the way to the max. It stayed there for a few miles, and then dropped back to normal.
The other pattern that I noticed was that I only get the Oil Level warning when I turn off the car while the temp gauge is maxed out. There are no complaints If it drops down to normal before I turn it off.
Next steps.....
Scan for codes and see if I can access the secret menu to see what is there. Is there any oil temp readings? Oil flow? etc?
I will probably do a complete oil and filter change this weekend too just for good measure.
I would drive to / from work and when I would turn off the car, I get the "Bong Bong" "Check Engine Oil Level. I was not too alarmed since I usually get nagged for oil once between oil changes and I was about due. So I threw in a quart and called it a day. 2 days later, I get the bong again. Hmm. OK. So I do the standard oil check proceeder and I am just a hair below the upper limit level. But I put in 1/4 quart anyway just to top it off.
It was fine the next day. But after that, I got the bong again... However this time, I noticed that my oil temp needle was pegged out at the maximum!!! My thermo temp was normal. I went to lunch and watched everything. Everything was normal, but on the way home, the temp maxed out again.
I have been keeping an eye on things and trying to note a pattern. Nothing really emerged except that this only happens after I am fully warmed up. It does not happen right away, and some times it does not happen at all. One time, I caught it in motion.... I was fully warmed up and the oil temp needle was at one dot to the left. Pretty normal. Then all of a sudden, it slammed all the way to the max. It stayed there for a few miles, and then dropped back to normal.
The other pattern that I noticed was that I only get the Oil Level warning when I turn off the car while the temp gauge is maxed out. There are no complaints If it drops down to normal before I turn it off.
Next steps.....
Scan for codes and see if I can access the secret menu to see what is there. Is there any oil temp readings? Oil flow? etc?
I will probably do a complete oil and filter change this weekend too just for good measure.