GF18.
40-P-4111-02A Oil sensor function
B40 Oil sensor (oil level, temperature and quality)
2 Temperature sensor (PT1000)
A Capacitive measuring range
C Top condenser
1
C Capacitive air
L
C Capacitive engine oil
OIL
C Bottom condenser
2
h Fill level
P18.40-2046-12
Oil level and oil quality are detected on the basis of the capacitance The fill level (h) is then determined by the upper condenser (C 1)
of the engine oil (dielectric). The oil temperature is detected by the
using the dielectric constant. The capacitance of the upper
temperature sensor. All the signals are processed in the electronics
condenser (C ) is calculated on the basis of a parallel connection
to form a PWM signal and transferred to the engine control unit. 1
with two condensers which have air and engine oil as a dielectric
The measuring principle of the oil sensor is a capacitance material.
measurement, whereby the capacitance is dependent upon the oil
level. The measuring system consists of two cylinder condensers The condensers are located in a plastic housing which serves as a
which possess a metal pipe as a common external electrode. Both damping cup. The engine oil flows through the feed bore holes into
other electrodes are arranged over each other as an inner pipe. the housing between the condensers.
The dielectric constant of the engine oil is determined by the lower
condenser (C 2) which is always full of oil ( approximately 2.3 to The measuring range for the oil level is 80 mm
(normal level 40 mm), accuracy of measurement approx.
4.0). 3 mm.
The voltage for the oil sensor (approx. 5 V) is supplied by the
engine control unit.
Signal assignment oil sensor
1 On/off ratio signals Okay
A Oil temperature 20 to 80%
B Oil level 20 to 80%
C Oil quality 20 to 80%
2 On/off ratio signals >80 %
A Oil temperature > +160 °C
B Oil level >80 mm
C Oil quality >6
3 On/off ratio signals <20 %
A Oil temperature < - 40 °C
B Oil level <0 mm
C Oil quality <1
T pulse duty factor 100 %
P07.61-0445-05
Each information block consists of three successive square-wave
signals, This is followed by a short pause. The following faults at the oil sensor are detected by the engine
A measured variable is assigned to each square-wave signal (A, B, control unit and entered in the fault memory:
C). The quantisizing in each case is based on the on/off ratio (T) of - Duty cycle of a signal less than 17 % or more than 83 %
approx. 20 to 80 %. - Dielectric constant of engine oil longer than 100 seconds greater
than 5.8 (e.g. because of a lot of water in the engine oil).
Because oil level and oil quality (capacitance of the engine oil) are
dependent of each other, this information is first compensated for in
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the engine control unit, before it is transmitted via CAN databus to
instrument cluster.
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