bad oil level sensor

[VinnieSquints]

After doing some research I have found that the oil level sensor is the most likely culprit for my yellow light going on a bit after startup and going off after a few secs. I ordered a new one but was wondering if anybody had any idea what caused them to go bad. I also saw a post mentioning cleaning it with perhaps carb cleaner. Has anyone tried to clean this part?

[fourdoorfanatic]

its the synthetic oil i think, kind of like how the synthetic oil eats the diaphragm of the crankcase vent valve. superdeeduper common. at least they are easy to change.

[VinnieSquints]

Yeah when I asked the guy at the dealership if he knew the cause he said, "No, but we change enough of them to keep a lot in stock."