12-14-2012, 01:52 PM | #1 |
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Such thing as an oil level gauge?
I got to thinking and with all the oil problems our cars have, an oil level gauge and sensor would be useful. Does anything exist like that? I tried google but can't find much.
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12-14-2012, 02:13 PM | #2 |
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It's called a dipstick and it should be checked at least weekly.
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12-14-2012, 02:33 PM | #3 |
It exists in a lot of European cars, especially BMW and Mercedes, which in turn do not have dipsticks. Oil level can be checked with a scan tool and the DIC will warn you of low oil level.
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12-14-2012, 02:41 PM | #4 |
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It's not difficult to pop the hood and check the oil level.
It's almost too lazy to instead want a gauge which would just be another sensor that could go bad.
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12-14-2012, 02:54 PM | #5 |
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dip stick reading on the llt has fooled a few ppl it not a simple read at times. if you have any doudt on a reading just change your oil better to be safe than 2qt over.
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every time you gas up the car in fact. tire pressure should also be checked at the same time, as should all your exterior lights.. just sayin' that's how I was raised. you gotta stand around for 5-10 minutes while your car is drinking it's go go juice, so make use of the time and do your maintenance checks.
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12-14-2012, 03:28 PM | #7 |
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All of you people saying just read the dipstick, you must have never checked on this car. This one is quite tricky. Why deal with it if you could just check the sensor reading?
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12-14-2012, 03:55 PM | #8 | |
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The dipstick is a little hard to read. Isn't the level suppose to be inbetween the Xs? |
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12-14-2012, 05:23 PM | #9 |
Must be like checking the oil on a Nissan, no matter how many times you try it, the level is always different
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12-15-2012, 06:46 AM | #10 | |
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12-15-2012, 07:07 AM | #11 |
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This isn't the issue...on another thread of mine I lost 5 quarts of oil in a month. I drive a lot at far distances at a time. A gauge would be good to monitor while driving
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12-15-2012, 05:25 PM | #12 |
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Ahrens-fox fire engines in the 1920's had oil float guages- never touch a dipstick. Funny how 90 years ago they had a better idea!
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12-19-2012, 10:45 PM | #13 |
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Never understood why GM just didnt let us check the oil with our DICS.
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12-20-2012, 02:29 AM | #14 |
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I've always wondered if my dipstick was lying to me. I consistently hear about the LLT just "eating up oil" and stories of quarts lost here and there and all this being something quite common. Mine has always been fine and changed whenever the DIC reads 10% or 6000 miles, whichever comes first. How can the same car with the same drivetrain have such different reactions with engine oil. Driving habit can't be it cause I drive like a jackass.
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