oil level sensor

[gman5050]

Hi guys, im new here, but have found some useful info here so i thought i would join. Anyway i have a 2001 996 turbo. I get a message sayin "oil level malfunction" when it tries to measure oil level. I already replaced the sensor. It is the two wire sensor not the four wire sensor. No change. still showing malfunction, also i have battery voltage to the connector. Does anyone know if this is supposed to use battery voltage or does it work off of 5v? thanks guys!

[gman5050]

40 views and nobody has any input?? i guess im the only one to ever have this problem! lucky me.

[gman5050]

anybody????

[Jamikest]

Oil level senders aren't common.

The only time I have fixed sensor faults have been when rodents have chewed up wiring.

[gman5050]

ok i have battery voltage to the sensor, i guess ill have to check the wires from the sensor to the cluster.

[Jamikest]

I did some poking about. There are two sensors off the cluster. You sure you have the right one? Both are 2 wires. Both are hard wired to the cluster. Sorry, just poked about in the wiring diagrams briefly- not much time to do so at work. Thats a good thing right?

Honestly, I havent repaired oil level sensor issues. Plently- and I mean plenty of oil pressure sensor issues tho.

[gman5050]

yeah i know ive got the right one, there are two different sensors from what ive found. one has four wires and one has two wires. And i have already put a new one in. i havent checked anything at the cluster yet tho. In the durametric scan tool i can go into the cluster, and when i check for faults it reads oil level malfunction, but then below it, it says status: present it just doesnt make any sense!