BMW recalls 8,000 vehicles car repair oil meter problem

BMW will recall about 8,080 5-series cars and "Gran Turismo" models from January 12 to July 1 to repair an oil-level sensor, the Wall Street Journal reported 29th.　　BMW's Gran Turismo and 5-series cars were sold at the end of last year and this spring. BMW's 5-series BMW said the sensors could display too much oil in the tank.　　This problem may cause the dashboard pointer to show that there is still a lot of oil left, and that the petrol is actually exhausted. "As our cars are highly electronic and complex in many ways, their internal workings may be difficult to understand," the newspaper reported. But the oil meter works just as you might think.　　As the oil level changes, a small mechanical device in the tank changes, just like the floating ball system in the toilet tank and the old carburetor. "The BMW situation may be that a moving part is stuck on the inner wall of the tank and cannot be moved when the oil level drops," he said. Although modern oil tables are generally electronic, the sensors on which they depend are often mechanically based. The German carmaker said it had not been informed of any accident or personal injury caused by the problem and that the recall was a voluntary act of the Company. A BMW spokeswoman said the company had detected the potential flaw through its own tests and had reported it to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (national IHS Traffic Safety Administration). (Ann is from Shanghai)