Check engine oil level ….warning message.

[Jondd21]

On my last two ride outs the ‘ check engine oil level ‘ had appeared on my screen.

The first time it happened twice. The weather was hot that day approx 30c, on both occasions I stopped, waited a few minutes and check the sight glass. Oil was just ( 2 to 3mm ) below the top level line. Bike did not run or sound any differently.

Today, at 15c the message flashed up again. Followed the same procedure, waited a few mins had bike wheels on the ground with a mate holding the bike level. Same level oil in the sight glass. Just to be certain we adjusted lean angle of bike both sides and the level was lower and higher up the sight glass as expected.

On Friday following the first event I phoned the dealer who was very helpful and offered to get the bike in to ‘ hook it up ‘ electronically interrogate the bike for issues. He was honest to state that like owners, the dealers are having to learn many things about the new model.

Given I am 100miles from them, and mentioned the outside temperature in our conversation, I opted to monitor and report, but now, given this repeat episode, I will be sending it in.

Has anyone else encountered this issue yet ?

Other than this minor hiccup, the bike is a dream to ride and handle superb

 

[john boy]

Did you get to the bottom of this ?
Mines started doing this early November , was taking it to get serviced and was cool -7c .
Mentioned it when I dropped it off ,to be told it was low in oil (it wasn’t)
On deciding to go a spin for the first time today after it’s service (7k) ,80 miles since ,the warning came back on .
Plenty of oil in it .


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[Zoton]

Its a fine line with the switch I think , I had the oil message here:

Post in thread 'Oil level not showing - my vehical'

Apr 20, 2024

Still--It should work.

• Zoton

Basically ran it anyway, after the service the message went away, oil level was only a tad higher than when it went in.

 

[Deleted account 250319001]

What a palava, and completely different form the LC

 

[tomtom1200]

To revive this thread.

Mine has started getting the low oil message error now.

I have been for a decent ride and checked and the oil is about 3/4 full (defo over half full), which feels about right. It seems to trigger when the bike is stopped slightly uphill so potentially the oil switch is just very sensitive.

I am tempted to get some oil and maybe put 100ml in to see if it goes away.

For the people above did you actually get to a solution?

 

[robbo]

Might be something to do with Boyles Law - volume, pressure and temperature are all proportional, if one rises the others do as well . Seem to remember that from tech college mind you that was 40 years ago now!

 

[Pukmeister]

Might be something to do with Boyles Law - volume, pressure and temperature are all proportional, if one rises the others do as well . Seem to remember that from tech college mind you that was 40 years ago now!

That would apply in a closed vessel such as a gas cylinder.

 

[SBD]

That would apply in a closed vessel such as a gas cylinder.

And a gas. Given that it’s the “gas law”


PV=mRT

 

[Neil W]

When our traffic dept went over to Volvo D5's they had issues with all the cars throwing up low oil level warnings but with no dipsticks fitted they could not double check , adding oil just meant the cars were over filled.
Went on for months with new sensors making no difference, in the end it turned out to be a software issue that took Volvo almost 12 months to sort out

 

[sj881]

I had this, dealer struggled to pin it down but eventually changed the oil float valve which was sticking and I’ve not had it since.

 

[Pukmeister]

And a gas. Given that it’s the “gas law”


PV=mRT

Daltons’, Charles’, Boyles’, take your pick.