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New Cars Don't All Come With Dipsticks Anymore, Here's Why (www.jalopnik.com)

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Knowing the exact oil level is very important for new cars. The piston rings are now made of softer metal to get a few more mpgs. If you overfill oil, you will get blow by, damage the rings, and start burning oil. Toyota now has an involved process of changing oil, running the engine, then topping off the oil while the engine is hot so as to not overfill. But not even my dealer follows that official procedure Toyota put in their manual.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Just forcing more people towards mechanics. Can’t see levels or if there might be an issue with a lubricant, so if you burn up a transmission, guess you gotta buy a new one.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

my 2008 BMW doesn't have a dipstick

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

my 2008 BMW doesn't have a dipstick

Sure it does, it is in the driver's seat.

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

My cyber truck doesn't have a dipstick and I'm mad as hell about it. I bought it to feel like more of a man and I feel like less of man without a dipstick.

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Sounds like a scam by big oil to sell more oil.

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