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      08-12-2016, 08:59 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by tifosielia
The sensor doesn't just measure quantity. It also measures temperature and appearantly also monitors "quality" but no one has ever gotten a clear answer as to how or what.... Might affect CBS oil change interval.

Even the E30 had a oil level sensor so it's not that new.
The sensor measures capacitance. IIRC it's a dielectric sensor.

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