California

[DXX]

Sadly lots of vehicles have done away with dipsticks which I think is a mistake

Just a bit, what happens when the sensor fails and the garage can’t get you in for another two months.
It’s reported that there’s a lack of take up in STEM qualifications but it still seems to churn out design engineers with their head up their arse.

 

[MalvernMichael]

Just a bit, what happens when the sensor fails and the garage can’t get you in for another two months.
It’s reported that there’s a lack of take up in STEM qualifications but it still seems to churn out design engineers with their head up their arse.

You are so right, there are so many disadvantages not having a dipstick that I won’t bother listing, my wife’s t6.1 tdi had one but not her T7

 

[Bav]

Just a bit, what happens when the sensor fails and the garage can’t get you in for another two months.
It’s reported that there’s a lack of take up in STEM qualifications but it still seems to churn out design engineers with their head up their arse.

I think the design engineers have their collective heads up the bean-counters' arses - a manoeuvre initiated by the other arses... the ones that sit in the boardroom.

 

[Sasquatch]

Problem is manufacturers are caught between a rock and a hard place.

The average motorist doesnt lift the bonnet from one service to the next, in which case E monitoring of oil levels can be handy. The downside is prudent old school types like us do check regularly and its us the absence of a disptick inconveniences.

Sadly our little group of diligent users is probably shrinking.

 

[Dundee_Kev]

Audi we're fitting engines under warranty years ago due to the electronic dipsticks being faulty. People were doing what the dash asked and added a litre, then dash asked for another litre, then another........ followed by blown engine!