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Old May 5th, 2020, 23:37   #181
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So can anyone actually explain why, other than pure greed, Volvo now have an electronic oil sensor? If not greed, then they would make it simple to reset the sensor from the driver’s seat.
Volvo have had an electronic oil sensor for 14 years now , there have never been problems with the sensor its a highly accurate ultrasonic device which also samples oil temperature and oil quality and sends the data back down a single wire . . Having a reset button on the dash would make it useless. Much like the tyre pressure monitor system is with the customer reset "button"...
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But the need to reset the level on every oil change at a dealer is pure greed. A dipstick allows home servicing, which apart from the manufacturer interference is easier than ever before. In the days of greasing nipples all over axles and ball joints, checking valve clearances and timing etc, servicing was for the more experienced home mechanic, but there is no reason for it to be inappropriately complex on a modern car. Unless the manufacturer’s business model is to screw the owner after the sale....
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But the need to reset the level on every oil change at a dealer is pure greed. A dipstick allows home servicing, which apart from the manufacturer interference is easier than ever before. In the days of greasing nipples all over axles and ball joints, checking valve clearances and timing etc, servicing was for the more experienced home mechanic, but there is no reason for it to be inappropriately complex on a modern car. Unless the manufacturer’s business model is to screw the owner after the sale....
what do you mean greed? Its to make sure the driver knows the exact level right in front of his eyes and let him know when it needs attention . which is more important these days , things have moved on I would say 90% of drivers these days don't open their bonnet from one service to the next .. Its there for their benefit .
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The benefit could be provided with a user accessible method of resetting the sensor, rather than forcing a trip to the main dealer. That’s the greed I’m referring to.

Most cars with a manual dipstick also have a low oil/oil pressure warning light.
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Old Jun 22nd, 2020, 12:01   #185
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The benefit could be provided with a user accessible method of resetting the sensor, rather than forcing a trip to the main dealer. That’s the greed I’m referring to.

Most cars with a manual dipstick also have a low oil/oil pressure warning light.
Without a reset the display would continue to give the pre-change reading (which could be confusing for the customer), so the reset is required to 'force' a a full indication folowing an oil change. The system updates itself after 30km of driving anyway and then gives the correct reading whether reset during the service or not. So no real problem for DIY oil changes EXCEPT you need to be very careful how much you put in and then can only check the level after driving for 30km, unless you have VIDA or an app which can give you the instanteous oil level sensor reader in mm (I do have a cheap Bluetooth ELM327 interface and the free 'Car Scanner' Android app that can provide this reading).

This caused a weird problem after my last service at a Volvo dealer... somehow they put too little oil in but still reset the dipstick system. So everything looked fine at first when setting off back home (over 30km away) but then when I checked the oil level indication the next morning it was showing 'low' because the system had updated to the new level. Long story short, I had to return for a top-up and got given a free litre of Volvo oil for my trouble...
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every year i get it serviced.. its says its ok then it says its too much, its too little and have to play this game til the level settles!
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I have had the rising oil problem this week,my car is 2.4 d d3 awd. I have owned the car for three years with no problem but this week had the oil issue. The engine is supposed to take 5.9 Ltr of oil. Volvo have told dealers and service centres to only put 70% in which is 4.2 litres to allow for oil rise. My service guy has explained to me ,that when the car regenerates diesel is injected into the cylinders on the exhaust stroke of the engine pushing extra diesel into the exhaust raising the temperature so the particles burn off the dpf. However with unburnt diesel in the cylinders it drops down past the piston rings and enters the sump thus rising the oil level. There are two very important reasons why this oil needs to be changed one is that diesel dilutes and brakes down the oil which it does not lubricate . The other and most important is if the level rises past 120% the risk is the engine can pull the oil through the turbo and your engine runs on. The result is complete destruction of your engine you won’t be able to turn it off with the key your engine revs way past the red line until it goes bang.
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I have had the rising oil problem this week,my car is 2.4 d d3 awd. I have owned the car for three years with no problem but this week had the oil issue. The engine is supposed to take 5.9 Ltr of oil. Volvo have told dealers and service centres to only put 70% in which is 4.2 litres to allow for oil rise. My service guy has explained to me ,that when the car regenerates diesel is injected into the cylinders on the exhaust stroke of the engine pushing extra diesel into the exhaust raising the temperature so the particles burn off the dpf. However with unburnt diesel in the cylinders it drops down past the piston rings and enters the sump thus rising the oil level. There are two very important reasons why this oil needs to be changed one is that diesel dilutes and brakes down the oil which it does not lubricate . The other and most important is if the level rises past 120% the risk is the engine can pull the oil through the turbo and your engine runs on. The result is complete destruction of your engine you won’t be able to turn it off with the key your engine revs way past the red line until it goes bang.


Your engine oil capacity is 5.8 litres after adding this the oil level gauge has to be reset with the dealers VIDA system ...

4.2 litres is WAY too low whoever told you that , certainly not a volvo dealer ..... the original capacity was 6.2 litres until 2006 . This is where you are confused , it is 70% of 6.2 litres NOT 5.8 litres

I don't know what you have done , But assuming you have exactly 5.8 litres of NEW oil , I would get the oil gauge reset then go from there .
Oil rising is NOT a common problem with these engines , are you doing a lot of short journeys perhaps ? It may be that just as the regeneration starts , you have to stop , so the cycle goes on ...
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They are setting oil levels at 70% my Volvo specialist has shown me the bullitin from Volvo. Yes I do short journeys but always give a good long run each week keep revs up above 2000 rpm. And I disagree with previous reply rising oil is a problem in this era of car ,not so much from 2015. I am no maths genius but 70% of 6.2 is only 4.34 Ltrs of oil.

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It’s worth mentioning for failed cheap fix to the digital oil level on the dash is to fit a manual dipstick, as it happens all these car already have one it’s referred to as a technicians dipstick.
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