Comment on New Cars Don't All Come With Dipsticks Anymore, Here's Why

Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Back when I worked at a BMW store we had to, after changing the oil, start up the vehicle and get it up to temperature before it would give us a reading. Several times the vehicle caught on fire for some reason during this process. So fucking stupid.

The real reason is that owners would not reseat the dipstick properly, which would cause a vacuum leak and a lean fuel mixture that would trigger the CEL.

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