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To: the OlLine Rebel

Modern cars monitor their oil levels and tire pressures all by themselves, the latter by US Government mandate.

In fact, many modern cars do not have an oil dipstick at all. And it is very unusual for a modern car to leak or consume oil between oil change intervals.


95 posted on 01/08/2018 7:28:36 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr

Yeah, stupidly got rid of dipsticks. I was looking for it on our new car this year - they don’t have one.

Sensors aren’t the same as actually looking at it and filling it. And they don’t always work right. Never mind checking the nature of the fluids to see if anything is happening inside.

Don’t leak? Oh, they will; they ALWAYS do when they age. I say that as both a mechanical engineer and a car-lover.


98 posted on 01/09/2018 12:51:53 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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