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Trust me, your the exception.I do
Trust me, your the exception.I do
thanks Youbet,
I admit, that does surprise me. I had an 18 year old BMW that I actually got from my dad. I pretty much changed the oil religiously every 3K miles and it ran like a dream until I turned it in.
I definitely never heard of checking the oil on a car every month. now I'm nervous because I have a 2010 Infiniti. once again, I change the oil and take it in for service at the schedule intervals but I never think to check fluids more often.
don't most maintenance schedules say to check the oil at every fuel fill up?
This! After 125 years of improving car performance, you'd think we should not have to check oil levels at every fill-up any more!
A number of new cars will say if the oil is low... so no reason to check...
2 months after it was purchased. We were told that the car was a "certified used vehicle" meaning it was supposed to be checked.
Wow, I'm not a car gal, my late husband was more in tuned with them but I would have never thought to change a timing belt on a car I just purchased. All my cars were purchased new and I think I'm going back that route. I know it loses so much of the value driving off the lot but seriously I'd rather have the peace of mind that it will work longer than 90 days.
I just never thought a certified used car would have to be rechecked in 2 months.
BIL's recent Camry was burning about a quart every 1000 miles, which the dealer indicated was not unusual.
Trust me, your the exception.
BS... that would be 3 quarts between oil changes... that is unusual... especially for a Toyota.
A number of new cars will say if the oil is low... so no reason to check...
Low Oil Pressure Indicator
This indicator should never come on when the engine is running. If it starts flashing or stays on, the oil pressure has dropped very low or lost pressure. Serious engine damage is possible, and you should take immediate action.
Running the engine with low oil pressure can cause serious mechanical damage almost immediately. Turn off the engine as soon as you can safely get the vehicle stopped
Remember when you had to check the level of fluid in the battery as well? Of course more and more vehicles track your drivng and tell you when to change the oil, i.e. an oil life meter, so for them its change oil when the car tells you to. Interestingly on my 2016 malibu with the enhanced driver info center, you can turn on a digital oil pressure gauge, as well as a coolant temp and a voltage (which also came on my 2011 cruze).
Remember when you had to check the level of fluid in the battery as well? Of course more and more vehicles track your drivng and tell you when to change the oil, i.e. an oil life meter, so for them its change oil when the car tells you to. Interestingly on my 2016 malibu with the enhanced driver info center, you can turn on a digital oil pressure gauge, as well as a coolant temp and a voltage (which also came on my 2011 cruze).
All lead-acid batteries are vented. You really should "periodically" check the water level and add distilled water as appropriate. But today's batteries don't seem to last more than 2 - 3 years anyway. Remember when batteries had 7 year warranties? No more than 2 to 3 year warranties any more.
You have a TPMS for your truck?One thing that I do quite often now is check tire pressure. Not so much because I am worried about perfect fuel mileage but more because we are carrying 19,200 pounds on a truck rated for 19,500 pounds maximum!
I keep those babies right at 95 psi +/- 1psi.
All lead-acid batteries are vented. You really should "periodically" check the water level and add distilled water as appropriate. But today's batteries don't seem to last more than 2 - 3 years anyway. Remember when batteries had 7 year warranties? No more than 2 to 3 year warranties any more.
You have a TPMS for your truck?
Yeah, it is called me with a ARB 12V compressor and a very long gauge.
Seriously though, I have though about adding one but was unsure if they might cause leak problems. Might be the thing to do before we set out on a long trip again.
We have not heard back from the OP, This makes me think the dealership is breaking out the abacus , and using the new math for the repair estimate.
A number of new cars will say if the oil is low... so no reason to check...