I guess noises can creep up and the regular operator may not notice.
On three occasions now I've gotten rides in cars that I infrequently travel in; two daughter's cars and my wife's car and within 500m said "what's that f#cking noise"?
They each had a crook wheel bearing at the time, to me they sounded like a freight train, but all three of the regular driver's said "what noise".
That is a possibility.With the crankshaft, I'm wondering if it wasn't something high pitched out of my hearing range .... but soemthing a 16year old could clearly hear.
Take this car somewhere and get them to check the oil level. It is now possibly considerably over full if you have been adding oil. If you can smell coolant, you need to get your mechanic to look for leaks (the reseviour will also need continuous top ups).
adding oil to a motor will never make a difference to the way it runs, unless its empty and the oil pump is running dry.
Agree that it should be checked - but it is unlikely to be overfull!
From what our friend Palo has told us, after noticing the low oil light coming on, he has added 1/2 litre of oil - just enough to stop the light coming on...
People should be instructed in the proper use of the 710 handle and how to get at it, but EVs will make it go the way of the horse....
Two of the girls clearly didn't store this information very well.
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I explained to both of them (again) that if their cars suddenly start using lots of of oil and it's not suddenly blowing lots of smoke it must be leaking out.
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Dog owners could train their furry friend to be useful in this respect..With the crankshaft, I'm wondering if it wasn't something high pitched out of my hearing range .... but soemthing a 16year old could clearly hear.
There is a level indicator - on start up it should say "oil ok" or if low, the "ok" disappears and "oil" flashes. This should also bring on a message and "service" light.One thing worth noting - unless I'm mistaken, the dashboard oil light only indicates that there is oil pressure, not whether or not there is enough oil (for splash feed). They are two different things. I always keep an eye on the oil level by checking the dip stick from time to time.
10000000 percentThere is a level indicator - on start up it should say "oil ok" or if low, the "ok" disappears and "oil" flashes. This should also bring on a message and "service" light.
The other scenario is if the sensor has detected a fault and it just says "oil _ _ _"
Personally, I think if a person is too scared to use the dipstick, then they should probably not be operating a motor vehicle.
Now now, remember here the wise words of Edmund Blackadder (the third) "I speak as one who is content to wear cotton without knowing how it works."There is a level indicator - on start up it should say "oil ok" or if low, the "ok" disappears and "oil" flashes. This should also bring on a message and "service" light.
The other scenario is if the sensor has detected a fault and it just says "oil _ _ _"
Personally, I think if a person is too scared to use the dipstick, then they should probably not be operating a motor vehicle.
Firstly, dash oil light is NOT a reliable indicator of oil level - more a last resort.Wtf? Lol I don’t even know how to top up oil hence the thread but it’s sometimes instinct that save the day not always knowledge we cannot always rely on dash indicators sometimes they don’t come on
I have a copy on my iPhone these daysI think it is very reasonable to carry the owners manual on every single trip, after all who knows when these light will turn up? If you laminate every page, it'll even last longer!
Correct in a way but most people just want a fridge.There is a level indicator - on start up it should say "oil ok" or if low, the "ok" disappears and "oil" flashes. This should also bring on a message and "service" light.
The other scenario is if the sensor has detected a fault and it just says "oil _ _ _"
Personally, I think if a person is too scared to use the dipstick, then they should probably not be operating a motor vehicle.
Ha. Ha. When in doubt read the instruction book eh? Over and over again it happens. I keep saying people want fridges on wheels. I'll bet they don't read the instruction book for their kitchen fridge either......I remember once I was with a friend in his rather new X5 trying to climb a small dune to get on the beach. The sand was deep and he had road tyres (of course) and every time we tried the transmission would go into limp mode and refuse to lock whatever it was supposed to so we would get stuck and had to reset it over and over. Until I remembered he had the manual in the glovebox and I also faintly remembered there was something in it about manually locking diffs and whatnot. Out it came and we went over the dune easily. He had no clue what to do and was ready to park the car and walk.
Nice. My preference is for a gauge and a light. I knew a very good engineer years ago who called gauges "worry meters" and I reckon he had a point. A big red light (like a DS Citroen) that comes on when anything goes wrong seems a good idea to me. Like our fridge, which beeps if we leave the door open. I don't need a temperature gauge on the fridge.On topic ? reminds me of what were called idiot lights for temp,oil and charge. FE , FC Holdens had this , FJ had a light which would come on when overheating , problem for me way back then , was that unbeknowns to me , globe had blown leading to unfortunate results. In my 203 restoration I have grafted a 403 temp gauge with oil light combined into the spot on panel where originally was only an oil warning lamp. Much better than nothing at all for temp as was the case for 203 originally. If anyone interested send a PM and I will email photo of result.