low level oil yellow light in the middle of weekend trip

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12-08-2015, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Macca

If that were a GT3 would eat 1500 ml in 3-4 track days lol! Good to know they've improved the consumption on the RS

But due to actual mechanical/part changes or just as a result of lower redline? I suspect the latter.

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12-08-2015, 11:17 AM

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good thing you finally decided to put oil in it AFTER 2 WARNINGS.bty.....the third and final dash message is a mechanical hand that comes out of the dashboard and smacks ya......saying snap outta it.is this your first car ?

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12-08-2015, 11:45 AM

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when i arrive to the dealership only the Yellow light was on
after few minutes changed to Red

the service guy added half a QT.

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12-08-2015, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by GregJGT3

I think many of us suffered this malady with our first low oil level warning light! Of course only corrected by returning to the dealer. Worse yet I have not added oil for about 3 months/1500 mi. Last night while driving home from work the "exceeded max oil level" warning light came on. Now how is that possible!! I hate this "idiot light" system!!! It has to be a faulty sensor which I now have go to the dealer to resolve...

I doubt it is the sensor -- I had the essentially the same thing happen to me, low yellow oil light came on and I added 4 ounces of oil, drove it for 150 miles and then the "exceeded max oil level" came on. Went to the dealer, checked the sensor at my insistence, "no problem," they removed a little oil and now it in one bar above the low level. I am afraid it is something we are all going to have to live with unless there is a software/hardware upgrade. The dealers are not too happy about it either.

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12-08-2015, 01:50 PM

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Sounds about right. My warning light tripped weeks after adding oil. What is the point of a warning light if it takes weeks or months to get that warning ?