[Healeys] Oil loss

[Jim Ryan]

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 at 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 at 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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