Goodbye Engine Oil Dipsticks

Ganga

Iceweasel said:

BMWs still have dip-sticks.
As well as an on-screen display and a low oil-level warning.

Of course they do ,quite often sitting in the drivers seat 

Car_54

Ganga said:

Iceweasel said:

BMWs still have dip-sticks.
As well as an on-screen display and a low oil-level warning.

Of course they do ,quite often sitting in the drivers seat 

Someone got there several hours before you.

EssexExile

Ditzy_Mitzy said:

EssexExile said:

It's great, I haven't opened the bonnet in years.

How do you refill the windscreen wash bottle?  

I agree that electronic measurement of oil levels is nothing new.  Years ago I had a Citroen equipped with such a feature: a light on the dashboard would flash on start-up if it thought there wasn't enough semi-synthetic in the sump.  Unfortunately, however, the light had a habit of flashing whenever it felt like it, regardless of how much oil was actually present.  The dipstick, therefore, was necessary to verify whether the capricious little light was deciding to tell the truth or lie (usually the latter).  

I don't see the benefit of removing the old-fashioned dipstick!  Airliners still use them, for example...  

I've never needed to, they do it at the service and it lasts all year.

When I bought the car the salesman opened the bonnet to show me what was there, nothing much really, a great big bit of plastic hid anything of any interest. I could see where the water goes, and the oil, I asked where the brake fluid went. The salesman thought for a bit then pointed at the air conditioning access points and said "perhaps there".

Money_Grabber13579

Iceweasel said:

BMWs still have dip-sticks.
As well as an on-screen display and a low oil-level warning.

It must be model dependent - my 2015 3 series doesn’t have one.

MouldyOldDough

born_again said:

MouldyOldDough said:

Who would have thought that engine oil dipsticks would go the way of transmission dipsticks ??

Mercedes, BMW, Audi, and some Ford, Cadillac, Lincoln, Chevrolet, Chrysler, and Mazda models, plus others, have eliminated the dipsticks from their vehicles......

Why would they do this - except for financial reasons - ie) To ensure that we, as customers are forced to take our vehicles to dealers/garages to get oil levels checked ?

EV's don't have oil in the motor 🤣

Only oil is in reduction gearbox, which tend  to be sealed.

In many cases, the only dipstick is sat behind the steering wheel 😶‍🌫️

But EV's don't have any future either.....................Hydrogen is the fuel of the future !

Goudy

MouldyOldDough said:

But EV's don't have any future either.....................Hydrogen is the fuel of the future !

You're living dangerously there!

I might have mentioned the same thing some months ago and the replies melted the forum.

LightFlare

Goudy said:

MouldyOldDough said:

But EV's don't have any future either.....................Hydrogen is the fuel of the future !

You're living dangerously there!

I might have mentioned the same thing some months ago and the replies melted the forum.

you could say some of the responses were more explosive than Hydrogen

400ixl

MouldyOldDough said:

born_again said:

MouldyOldDough said:

Who would have thought that engine oil dipsticks would go the way of transmission dipsticks ??

Mercedes, BMW, Audi, and some Ford, Cadillac, Lincoln, Chevrolet, Chrysler, and Mazda models, plus others, have eliminated the dipsticks from their vehicles......

Why would they do this - except for financial reasons - ie) To ensure that we, as customers are forced to take our vehicles to dealers/garages to get oil levels checked ?

EV's don't have oil in the motor 🤣

Only oil is in reduction gearbox, which tend  to be sealed.

In many cases, the only dipstick is sat behind the steering wheel 😶‍🌫️

But EV's don't have any future either.....................Hydrogen is the fuel of the future !

Just like many predicted petrol didn't have a future because of diesel. EV's will have a future, alongside other alternatives such as hydrogen.

When EV's hit a point where there is limited precious metals in the batteries, have a range of 500+ miles and can be recharged in minutes there will be a very viable future for them. Just as when hydrogen fuelled engines mature and the infrastructure is in place they will as well.

Ectophile

400ixl said:

MouldyOldDough said:

born_again said:

MouldyOldDough said:

Who would have thought that engine oil dipsticks would go the way of transmission dipsticks ??

Mercedes, BMW, Audi, and some Ford, Cadillac, Lincoln, Chevrolet, Chrysler, and Mazda models, plus others, have eliminated the dipsticks from their vehicles......

Why would they do this - except for financial reasons - ie) To ensure that we, as customers are forced to take our vehicles to dealers/garages to get oil levels checked ?

EV's don't have oil in the motor 🤣

Only oil is in reduction gearbox, which tend  to be sealed.

In many cases, the only dipstick is sat behind the steering wheel 😶‍🌫️

But EV's don't have any future either.....................Hydrogen is the fuel of the future !

Just like many predicted petrol didn't have a future because of diesel. EV's will have a future, alongside other alternatives such as hydrogen.

When EV's hit a point where there is limited precious metals in the batteries, have a range of 500+ miles and can be recharged in minutes there will be a very viable future for them. Just as when hydrogen fuelled engines mature and the infrastructure is in place they will as well.

Given that Shell have just closed all their hydrogen filling stations, you may have a very long wait until there's enough infrastructure for hydrogen cars.

Grumpy_chap

Aretnap said:

I think the rot set in when they replaced the handle at the front that you could wind yourself with an expensive starter motor that's just one more thing to go wrong.

Hell, come to think of it, replacing the horse at the front with an engine was just a money making scam wasn't it? I mean, you could feed the horse grass from your lawn, now you're at the mercy of oil companies whenever you want to go anywhere.

Some people are at the mercy of oil companies if they want to go anywhere.
Others have an EV and solar and can feed the car the sunshine from the roof