is the automotive dipstick.
You pull it out, wipe it off, reinsert it, pull it out again and see what the oil level is.
A dipstick is inexpensive, has no moving parts, is accurate, simple to operate and has been around since practically Day One in one form or another.
Not to worry!
Someday I bet that someone will come up with some kind of sensor that can give a driver the oil level to the nearest cubic centimeter and put a gauge on one's dashboard using 257 moving parts, electricity, three chips and only add another $2500 to the cost of the vehicle.
Later on the automakers will decide that all that hoople about their NEW and IMPROVED oil level sensing device could be replaced with a simple dipstick to increase profits.
The person that gets the idea to replace the NEW and IMPROVED oil level sensor with a dipstick will be heralded as a genius and receive various accolades.
However the engineer that gets the credit will spend the rest of his life hiding the fact that it was not his idea because he got the idea from a 12 year old child with Down's.
BMW has had the computer sense and display oil detail since 2010ish. It is rubbish. Just another thing to force you to a dealership.
ReplyDeleteThat just shows to go you that I am still in the Dark Ages. The newest vehicle I own is a 2009.
DeleteSelling cars without dipsticks is a new mania, it seems. Me thinks it is criminal, and I for one will never buy a car without a dipstick for the tranny and the engine oil.
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