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

umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• 3abas@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  This is a reactionary response, you’re just arguing, slow down a bit.

  Do you see a value in a check engine light that tells you something is wrong in between full inspections? This is similar, this is telling you there isn’t enough oil and damage is occurring before you get a chance to inspect the dipstick.

  It’s not planned obsolescence unless they also make it unreasonable to service. We already expect to routinely service engines, and they are already very complex and full of sensors, sure this is adding to the complexity but it’s relatively pretty minor.

  The argument being made, and I agree with it, is that the benefits of an additional long-serving sensor way outweigh the con of having one additional sensor in your car. You get early warning before damage occurs, you get built in fraud protection when you’re changing your oil at a shady chain, you eliminate a direct access port for dirt to contaminate the oil.

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  • umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

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    • 3abas@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      friend of mine had a ford like this. and it cost more than the car to fix after only 10-15ish years of use. its terrible.

      Yeah, that’s just how it goes as the engine becomes more complex, leaving a dipstick there is not gonna change that…

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