You guys without a dip stick

[Perfectlap]

How the hell do you check your oil? The dash gauge is insanely unreliable!!!
Although it has gotten me in the habit of checking the oil...

[husker boxster]

The guage in a 987 isn't that bad. I keep mine at the 3/4 mark and know I'm w/in the proper range.

If by unreadable, you mean not having a dirty stick in your hand with an exact reading, then let go and...

"Use the force, Luke"

[thstone]

Let me ask this:

For cars with electronic oil level only: If the electronic oil level sensor can accurately measure and display the oil level, then why the heck doesn't the car have an oil reservoir with a valve that simply adds oil when its needed?

[Perfectlap]

^ what he said. Technology has always been a slacker....


Makes me think that these new 9A1 engines must burn very little oil.

[jotoole]

Originally Posted by thstone

Let me ask this:

For cars with electronic oil level only: If the electronic oil level sensor can accurately measure and display the oil level, then why the heck doesn't the car have an oil reservoir with a valve that simply adds oil when its needed?

When you are out of oil, you are out of oil.

[JayG]

Originally Posted by thstone

Let me ask this:

For cars with electronic oil level only: If the electronic oil level sensor can accurately measure and display the oil level, then why the heck doesn't the car have an oil reservoir with a valve that simply adds oil when its needed?

kind of like an automatic pool filler. When the level drops, it adds water