Some of the veteran/vintage cars had a little sight glass in the dash where you could visually see the engine oil circulating.
Now that's peace of mind.
Now that's peace of mind.
Point taken but the pictures are good!in my experience owners manuals have changed dramatically in my lifetime ,trying to find basic information is a challenge ,my wife's 307 HDI mas a manual that lists things under the weirdest headings ,so i have to scan through till i find a picture ,of what im looking for ,
I'm a retired professional cook, I'd suggest you do need a temperature gauge in the fridge...I don't need a temperature gauge on the fridge.
You are quite right and I stand corrected. I should be more careful in how I word things.. That said, what I meant is that I reckon most people want a car that just works, year in and year out, without their needing much technical knowledge. That also said, they can't blame the car if it is not serviced and checked.I'm a retired professional cook, I'd suggest you do need a temperature gauge in the fridge...
In restaurants you have to record the temperature inside every fridge twice a day, and keep a log book of the temperatures, so you know when the fridge isn't working right before your customers start getting sick...
I don't check the thermometer in my own fridge every day, but I do check it about twice a week.
Yes, let's not start on fuses.... Been there recently.....I've been known to read the cars handbooks at times. Almost every time wihtout fail I throw it away in disgust. What I usually am looking for is oil types and capacities. If its there, it bloody difficult to find....... Oh, and fuses, the fuse lists and locations. you would be amazed where they can hide fuses.
I have the same engine but don't top up at all between services (and, yes, I have s small leak in the cam covers, but next to nothing on the driveway parking spot).An engine in good condition may not use any oil at all between changes! My 20+ year old 406 (3 litre V6 engine) lancer needs a top up between changes.
When the car is due for a service, the old engine oil must be drained out of the sump before any new oil is added.
If you find checking the dipstick a bit messy then you don't want to have anything to do with changing the oil! Pay a professional to do it. You can still manage the process - it is up to you to select the mechanic and ensure that the correct pull is used and that the service is done at the correct intervals.
Yes my '65 F250 blew a fuse a few weeks ago.Yes, let's not start on fuses.... Been there recently.....
... rodents ... sure seem to be attracted to that "new car smell".
Well, mostly. My daughter's Scenic reverted to miles after a battery change.... The manual explains how to change to km. Unfortunately, and this reinforces some comments here that differ from mine, it explains it so badly that I couldn't do it. It is simple, once you have found correct instructions from a UK Renault Forum, where there are thousands and thousands of these cars. It takes about 20 seconds, or three weeks and slashed wrists if you try to follow the handbook....if you need to read the manual for a fridge or a new car, you probably bought a shit fridge/car.
same goes for checking the oil between services. Who does that these days? probably old timers with a history of British cars who can’t let go of the past, or people with an over developed sense of their own worth in the scheme of things.
once your car starts leaking fluid then I very much see the value in checking it’s level, but on a newish car with no history of fluid loss, it’s just collecting underpants to even bother.
Someone out the west of Sydney has struck black goldCame across this ad for a Suzuki on Marketplace. Not familiar with the oil brand, but I guess it's already black when you pour it in?
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Hmmmm, little bast........err rascals.No doubt they just want all of your cars to be taste tested and to smell like them.