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Yeah, I went to check the oil in my wife's 2015 BMW, no dipstick. I talk
into a mechanic I know and he told me they don't have them anymore. Later
on I bought a 2015 Mini Cooper s, again, no dipstick. The way you check the
oil on this one is you have to be on a perfectly flat surface with the card
operating temperature and running, then you step through the menu and
there's something on there about checking the oil it takes one or two
minutes and comes back and tells you how full it is. Personally, I think
the whole thing defies logic, the dipstick was easier. Plus, in a pinch,
you always had something to stick the marshmallows on at the fire pit.
On Sun, Apr 17, 2022, 8:34 AM Fred Wescoe <fredwescoe@gmail.com> wrote:
> I had a very interesting incident with my Audi A6 turbo.
>
> I started the car a few mornings ago and after about 5 minutes, the
> dashboard screen popped up a message saying "Caution reduce your oil
> level. Contact your dealer." I was somewhat surprised at the message,
> thinking someone snuck into my garage overnight and added oil to the
> engine. So, I decided to check the oil level. After lifting the hood, I
> could not find the dipstick for the oil or for the transmission. I called
> the dealer who told me to drive the car very slowly to the dealership. At
> the dealership, the car was examined (electronically I suppose) and I was
> told everything was fine. I was informed that the radar sensors in the
> front grill sometimes get too wet and could cause false oil messages.
>
> I was told that my car does not have oil and transmission dipsticks. It
> seems that the computers read everything and flash messages when
> something is wrong.
>
> So, check the moisture content of the radar sensors in the front grill of
> your Healey if your car gives you an oil level message.
>
> I'm just mentioning,
>
> Fred
> 66 BJ8
>
> On Sat, Apr 16, 2022 at 3:32 PM Bob Spidell via Healeys <
> healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> Lest we bemoan, too much, a little drip from our bell housings:
>>
>>
>> https://jalopnik.com/hyundai-owners-file-class-action-over-excessive-engine-1848797045
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no dipstick. I talk into a mechanic I know and he told me they don't ha=
ve them anymore. Later on I bought a 2015 Mini Cooper s, again, no dipstick=
. The way you check the oil on this one is you have to be on a perfectly fl=
at surface with the card operating temperature and running, then you step t=
hrough the menu and there's something on there about checking the oil i=
t takes one or two minutes and comes back and tells you how full it is. Per=
sonally, I think the whole thing defies logic, the dipstick was easier. Plu=
s, in a pinch, you always had something to stick the marshmallows on at the=
fire pit.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gm=
ail_attr">On Sun, Apr 17, 2022, 8:34 AM Fred Wescoe <<a href=3D"mailto:f=
redwescoe@gmail.com">fredwescoe@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquo=
te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc so=
lid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I had a very interesting incident=C2=
=A0with my Audi A6 turbo.=C2=A0 =C2=A0<div><br></div><div>I started the car=
a few mornings ago and after about=C2=A05 minutes, the dashboard=C2=A0scre=
en popped=C2=A0up a message saying "Caution reduce=C2=A0your oil level=
.=C2=A0 Contact your dealer."=C2=A0 =C2=A0I was somewhat surprised at =
the message, thinking someone snuck into my garage overnight and added oil =
to the engine.=C2=A0 So, I decided to check the oil level.=C2=A0 After lift=
ing the hood, I could not find the dipstick=C2=A0for the oil or for the tra=
nsmission.=C2=A0 I called the dealer who told me to drive the car very slow=
ly to the dealership.=C2=A0 At the dealership, the car was examined (electr=
onically I suppose) and I was told everything=C2=A0was fine.=C2=A0 I was in=
formed that the radar sensors=C2=A0in the front grill sometimes=C2=A0get to=
o wet and could cause false oil messages.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><=
div>I was told that my car does not=C2=A0have oil and transmission=C2=A0dip=
sticks.=C2=A0 It seems that the computers read everything and flash messag=
es when something=C2=A0is wrong.</div><div><br></div><div>So, check the moi=
sture content of the radar sensors in the front grill of your Healey if you=
r car gives you an oil level message.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>=
I'm just mentioning,</div><div><br></div><div>Fred</div><div>66 BJ8</di=
v></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr=
">On Sat, Apr 16, 2022 at 3:32 PM Bob Spidell via Healeys <<a href=3D"ma=
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le=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddi=
ng-left:1ex">Lest we bemoan, too much, a little drip from our bell housings=
:<br>
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sive-engine-1848797045" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">htt=
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