[Healeys] Oil loss

[Alan Seigrist]

sounds like they’ve turned the idiot lights into the complete idiot box!

Kind of like when I got into the new VW e-golf at the dealer and when I
turned it on the screen it told me to “check engine oil” 🤣 I’m not
kidding.  I subsequently bought a good old American made Tesla instead!

On Sun, 17 Apr 2022 at 8:34 PM, 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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