<div dir="ltr">My 2010 BMW X3 may not have a dip stick, but it does have stick... last year BMW put a manual transmission in the X3. It was a small price to pay to get a manual transmission.<div><br></div><div>- Tom</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 5:56 AM Alan Seigrist via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">sounds like they’ve turned the idiot lights into the complete idiot box!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">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!</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, 17 Apr 2022 at 8:34 PM, Fred Wescoe <<a href="mailto:fredwescoe@gmail.com" target="_blank">fredwescoe@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I had a very interesting incident with my Audi A6 turbo. <div><br></div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div>I'm just mentioning,</div><div><br></div><div>Fred</div><div>66 BJ8</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Apr 16, 2022 at 3:32 PM Bob Spidell via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Lest we bemoan, too much, a little drip from our bell housings:<br>
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