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BO55S:
Hi all,

I have a 2005 GTI and I’m quite frustrated at this issue I’m having. :thinking:
So it all started few months ago when my yellow “Check oil level” light came on. I stopped and checked the oil and it was fine. The light disappeared after opening the bonnet but reappeared later same day. So I knew something was off and started to check all the forums and answers online. Long story short I changed the oil level sensor but the light came back. After some time I cleaned up the oil pick-up tube in the sump (it was not clogged or anything at all) and thought maybe that had helped but light reappeared and always reappears always after ~30-50km.
Any thought from you guys? Anyone has any suggestions maybe? Any help is appreciated. Thanks

/BO55

mjmallia:
Check the wiring harness to the senor if levels are fine as you say.

LC5F:
The only thing that stops the warning is the car sensing the the bonnet has physically been opened
The microswitch in the bonnet lock can get gummed up, usually a good clean will get it un-stuck - hope its that simple

breeze:

--- Quote from: BO55S on November 16, 2022, 10:08:43 pm ---Hi all,

I have a 2005 GTI and I’m quite frustrated at this issue I’m having. :thinking:
So it all started few months ago when my yellow “Check oil level” light came on. I stopped and checked the oil and it was fine. The light disappeared after opening the bonnet but reappeared later same day. So I knew something was off and started to check all the forums and answers online. Long story short I changed the oil level sensor but the light came back. After some time I cleaned up the oil pick-up tube in the sump (it was not clogged or anything at all) and thought maybe that had helped but light reappeared and always reappears always after ~30-50km.
Any thought from you guys? Anyone has any suggestions maybe? Any help is appreciated. Thanks

/BO55

--- End quote ---

When you say fine, does that mean clearly between max and min?

I once bought a car where the seller had overfilled it, resulting in a warning. His approach had been to add more oil. I drained to the correct level and opened and closed the bonnet a few times and it never came back.

BO55S:

--- Quote from: LC5F on November 20, 2022, 02:08:11 pm ---The only thing that stops the warning is the car sensing the the bonnet has physically been opened
The microswitch in the bonnet lock can get gummed up, usually a good clean will get it un-stuck - hope its that simple

--- End quote ---

Yes I have read this many times and thought maybe it was it, but if I open and close the bonnet the light disappears for a while but then comes back on again. So it must mean that the switch is working, it turns off the lights as it senses that I have opened the bonnet but then comes back on again after some time.

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