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DIREL_a159 — Oil Pump Failure

Full alert identifier: DIREL_a159_oilPumpFailure

Message shown in the car

Powertrain requires service Vehicle speed and power may be limited

Alert description

Drive Inverter Warning: Oil pump operation abnormal

Potential impact

Initiates reduced drive unit performance and a speed limit on the vehicle, due to reduced gear lubrication and motor cooling

Set condition

Loss of communication or power to oil pump, or persistent oil pump motor stall or fault occurred

Clear condition

Clears at the start of a drive cycle, if set condition is not present anymore

Signals to check

Open this alert in Service Mode Plus and review the Payload tab. Use the field names below to identify the values shown by your vehicle.

Signal Unit
Flow DIREL_a159_flow
255
SNA
LPM
Temperature DIREL_a159_temperature DegC
Voltage DIREL_a159_voltage V
Signal Unit
Ecu Reset DIREL_a159_ecuReset —
Fluid Pressure Irrat DIREL_a159_fluidPressureIrrat —
Fluid Temp Irrational DIREL_a159_fluidTempIrrational —
Low Fluid Level DIREL_a159_lowFluidLevel —
Lv Supply Irrational DIREL_a159_lvSupplyIrrational —
Lv Supply OV DIREL_a159_lvSupplyOV —
Lv Supply UV DIREL_a159_lvSupplyUV —
Memory Error DIREL_a159_memoryError —
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Signal Unit
Motor Control DIREL_a159_motorControl —
Motor Current Irrational DIREL_a159_motorCurrentIrrational —
Motor Overload DIREL_a159_motorOverload —
Motor Speed Irrational DIREL_a159_motorSpeedIrrational —
Motor Speed Too High DIREL_a159_motorSpeedTooHigh —
Motor Stall DIREL_a159_motorStall —
Oil Pump Alert DIREL_a159_oilPumpAlert —
Pcba ID DIREL_a159_pcbaID
0
LESS THAN 5
1
5
—
Pump Over Temp DIREL_a159_pumpOverTemp —
Pump Temp Irrational DIREL_a159_pumpTempIrrational —
Spi Error DIREL_a159_spiError —
State DIREL_a159_state
0
STANDBY
1
ENABLE
2
COLD STARTUP
6
FAULTED
7
SNA
—

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