Preliminary Work

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If vehicles have fault entries relating to oil pressure, oil pump activation, oil pressure monitoring, etc. in the DME control unit (and a warning light comes "on" on the instrument cluster), proceed as follows:

Check the oil level.
Delete related faults.
Do not replace components, such as the oil pump, oil pressure sensor or oil pressure control valve if you suspect that they are faulty.

If the vehicle has not been driven for a long time (months), the control mechanism in the oil pump can become stiff ("stick").

Very short trips and a lot of loading/maneuvering can cause the oil to become very diluted => Oil pressure very low. For example, 20 cold starts in quick succession can reduce the viscosity of the engine oil by 30%.

Change the engine oil. Test-drive the vehicle.
If error messages/warnings are displayed again, proceed in accordance with the instructions under Guided Fault Finding in the PIWIS Tester.

Raise the vehicle
> WM 4X00IN LIFTING THE VEHICLE (EXCEPT PANAMERA GTS, PANAMERA TURBO S, PANAMERA PLATINUM ED., PANAMERA 4 PLATINUM ED.)
Remove front underbody panelling
> WM 519219 REMOVING AND INSTALLING COVER FOR FRONT UNDERBODY (PANAMERA, PANAMERA S, PANAMERA S EXECUTIVE, PANAMERA 4, PANAMERA 4S, PANAMERA 4 S EXECUTIVE, PANAMERA TURBO S) - section on "Removing"
Drain engine oil
> 170117 DRAINING AND FILLING IN ENGINE OIL (CHANGING ENGINE OIL)