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dennisfeuer1

Freestyle Oil Sensor Fault

My 2005 Ford Freestyle with a gasoline engine is throwing an 'Oil level sensor signal faulty' error on the speedometer. The oil pressure warning lamp is also on, and a code reader confirmed the sensor issue. It's got 78489 km on the clock. Any ideas before I start tearing things apart?

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kevinlion59

Whoa, that sounds familiar! I had almost the exact same thing happen on my Freestyle a while back. Is the error intermittent, or is it constantly showing up? Mine would come and go for a few weeks before finally staying on permanently. It could be something simple, like a loose wire or a corroded connector. Did you check those?

dennisfeuer1 (Author)

Yeah, it's intermittent, which is driving me crazy! Where exactly did you find the connector to check? I'm thinking it might be that too. And when you say corroded connector, how bad was it? Did you just clean it up, or did you have to replace the whole thing?

kevinlion59

Mine was pretty corroded. I tried cleaning it, but it only helped for a day or two. Eventually, I just bit the bullet and took it to a shop. They replaced the connector and the sensor, I think. Cost me around 95€. Honestly, for something like that, I'd say just take it to a professional. Oil is like the lifeblood of the engine; you don't want to mess around with it.

dennisfeuer1 (Author)

Thanks! I think I will do that. I'm pretty handy, but you're right, oil is important, and I don't want to risk messing something up worse. Knowing someone else had the same issue and got it fixed relatively cheaply makes me feel a lot better. Cheers!

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