Oil %
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Oil %
Hello there,
I had an oil change 1 week back, car computer said 28% oil when we added 5liter of oil it said 56% and the stick showed minimum.. or.. like there was no oil at all.. added 1 more liter, and the stick now shows normal.
But the computer in car says now 27% oil!!! showed only once 56% =(
so now i have 6 Liters of Mobile1 5w30 oil. I reseted the % and then was blank, after time it showed 27% again!!
The car has 190k Kilometers/118k milles on te clock, and it's an 1998 C5 corvette, ls1.
Might be a bad sensor or something? i have no idea.
I had an oil change 1 week back, car computer said 28% oil when we added 5liter of oil it said 56% and the stick showed minimum.. or.. like there was no oil at all.. added 1 more liter, and the stick now shows normal.
But the computer in car says now 27% oil!!! showed only once 56% =(
so now i have 6 Liters of Mobile1 5w30 oil. I reseted the % and then was blank, after time it showed 27% again!!
The car has 190k Kilometers/118k milles on te clock, and it's an 1998 C5 corvette, ls1.
Might be a bad sensor or something? i have no idea.
Pro
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The percentage is oil life remaining, not quantity of oil in the pan. Your engine should hold about 6.5 qts with a filter change.
You must reset the DIC with the key turned to on, but not starting the car, or it will revert to the last oil life %
You must reset the DIC with the key turned to on, but not starting the car, or it will revert to the last oil life %
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ooo i see
hehe.i was reseting around while driving.. ill try this
hope it works
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Still sounds like you don't understand. The oil life system is not measuring quantity....rather, it measures % life left between oil changes. This is explained in detail, in your owners manual......don't be afraid to read it.
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Owners Manual Download
And just case the OP doesn't have an owners manual, here's a free download pdf copy:
http://gmpartshouse.com/downloads/ma...98corvette.pdf
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And just case the OP doesn't have an owners manual, here's a free download pdf copy:
http://gmpartshouse.com/downloads/ma...98corvette.pdf
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Hello there,
I had an oil change 1 week back, car computer said 28% oil when we added 5liter of oil it said 56% and the stick showed minimum.. or.. like there was no oil at all.. added 1 more liter, and the stick now shows normal.
But the computer in car says now 27% oil!!! showed only once 56% =(
so now i have 6 Liters of Mobile1 5w30 oil. I reseted the % and then was blank, after time it showed 27% again!!
The car has 190k Kilometers/118k milles on te clock, and it's an 1998 C5 corvette, ls1.
Might be a bad sensor or something? i have no idea.
I had an oil change 1 week back, car computer said 28% oil when we added 5liter of oil it said 56% and the stick showed minimum.. or.. like there was no oil at all.. added 1 more liter, and the stick now shows normal.
But the computer in car says now 27% oil!!! showed only once 56% =(
so now i have 6 Liters of Mobile1 5w30 oil. I reseted the % and then was blank, after time it showed 27% again!!
The car has 190k Kilometers/118k milles on te clock, and it's an 1998 C5 corvette, ls1.
Might be a bad sensor or something? i have no idea.
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*shy*
Yes the oil life on the DIC didnt want to reset ill read the owners manual to have more understanding on that, how ever, i reseted yesterday with key on, and now it says 99%. ill still add half liter when i get it.
It was just that i thought something was wrong.. but everything is ok. *shy*
Thank you!
Yes the oil life on the DIC didnt want to reset ill read the owners manual to have more understanding on that, how ever, i reseted yesterday with key on, and now it says 99%. ill still add half liter when i get it.
It was just that i thought something was wrong.. but everything is ok. *shy*
Thank you!
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how ever on long trips on high way i can even see coolant temp at around 190 degree so im happy this got kinda solved!
