Wireless oil filter sensor

A wireless oil filter sensing system, comprising:

• an oil filter;
• and
• a sensing mechanism that is connectable to said oil filter, wherein said sensing mechanism comprises at least one acoustic wave sensing element and at least one antenna that communicates with said at least one acoustic wave sensing element, wherein when said at least one acoustic wave sensing element is in contact with oil contained in said oil filter, said at least one acoustic wave sensing element detects acoustic waves associated with said oil in response to an excitation of said at least one acoustic wave sensing element, thereby generating data indicative of a quality of said oil for wireless transmission through said at least one antenna and wherein said excitation of said at least one acoustic wave sensing element occurs in response to at least one wireless signal transmitted to said antenna;
• and
• a pattern recognition module that based on said at least one signal transmitted by said antenna recognizes varying grades of said oil based on at least one signal transmitted by said antenna, identifies a viscosity of said oil, and identifies a degradation of said oil.