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Message: Re: Why dumb?
Changed By: boxsterd
Change Date: March 04, 2015 04:49PM
Re: Why dumb?
Change Date: March 04, 2015 04:49PM
Re: Why dumb?
I'm not sure I would call it dumb but I prefer having the dipstick.
The reason is the electronic oil level has a specific limit in its range.
For example, if you "overfill" the oil, it can't tell you just how bad it is, whereas with a dipstick you get a better sense of the "overfill".
In that sense the dipstick gives you more information.
I've checked the dipstick after seeing all the bars lit and the dipstick told me not to worry whereas if I only had the electronic level I wouldn't know.
I like the extra information the dipstick gives me.
Sometimes analog is better than digital!
The reason is the electronic oil level has a specific limit in its range.
For example, if you "overfill" the oil, it can't tell you just how bad it is, whereas with a dipstick you get a better sense of the "overfill".
In that sense the dipstick gives you more information.
I've checked the dipstick after seeing all the bars lit and the dipstick told me not to worry whereas if I only had the electronic level I wouldn't know.
I like the extra information the dipstick gives me.
Sometimes analog is better than digital!
Original Message
Author: boxsterdDate: March 04, 2015 04:48PM
Re: Why dumb?
I'm not sure I would call it dumb but I prefer having the dipstick.
The reason is the electronic oil level has a specific limit in its range.
For example, if you "overfill" the oil, it can't tell you just how bad it is, whereas with a dipstick you get a better sense of the "overfill".
In that sense the dipstick gives you more information.
I've checked the dipstick after seeing all the bars lit and the dipstick told me not to worry whereas if I only had the electronic level I wouldn't know.
I like the extra information the dipstick gives me.
The reason is the electronic oil level has a specific limit in its range.
For example, if you "overfill" the oil, it can't tell you just how bad it is, whereas with a dipstick you get a better sense of the "overfill".
In that sense the dipstick gives you more information.
I've checked the dipstick after seeing all the bars lit and the dipstick told me not to worry whereas if I only had the electronic level I wouldn't know.
I like the extra information the dipstick gives me.