I am getting Low Oil Light on my dash, but my oil level is fine on the dipstick -- 2001 Camaro SS. Any ideas? I have to imagine either the sensor died due to age, or possibly some wiring issue -- perhaps from the headers' heat? I saw no visible wiring concerns to the sensor. TIA.

 

I gave up on the oil level sensor which is on the oil pan. I replaced it and it failed again and then leaked. I removed it and put in an oil drain bolt (forgot the thread size)

no more leaks

To shut off the low oil light, a piece of wire jumpering the connector

We never relied on it anyway and like with all of our vehicles, we use the ocular verification method with the manual measurement tool :-)

 

Same here, except I follow the visual inspection, check the dipstick method. lol
Electronic monitoring = cars for dummies. I don't trust it nearly as much as I trust myself, to have the oil level where I'd like it to be. In addition to not waiting for the car to tell you when the oil is low, inspecting it yourself gives you the opportunity to give everything else under the hood a once over.

 

Maybe you have a faulty dipstick?

 

now that's getting personal although they do make little blue pills to help with that.

 

Wow this forum has become a waste.

Apparently there are two versions with the same 12603782 (for LS1) part number, will either work? Perhaps the different one is a newer revision, improved? Although it appears the 2nd picture below may be for a different connector?

Like I have now:


And another:

 

If GM uses the same part number they are suppose to be interchangeable. That is the rule with GM.

 

yep it shows as a new take off. cheaper by a buck or so. can get both kinds still.

 

Thanks, but does anyone know if one version is a newer revision than the other? Is the smaller connector version a new style?

 

yep hey use less plastic on it.