Failure of the component
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If the oil pressure switch fails, the following behavior is to be expected:
Petrol engines
- Check Control message without fault code entry with running engine
- fault code entry in the engine control unit without Check Control message after stopping the engine, if engine oil temperature is above 60 °C
Diesel engines
- No Check Control message, no fault code entry
General notes
Diagnosis of the oil pressure switch runs within 8 seconds after stopping the engine.
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