Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoNew Cars Don't All Come With Dipsticks Anymore, Here's Whywww.jalopnik.comexternal-linkmessage-square122fedilinkarrow-up1240arrow-down124
arrow-up1216arrow-down1external-linkNew Cars Don't All Come With Dipsticks Anymore, Here's Whywww.jalopnik.comQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square122fedilink
minus-squareLka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·4 months ago The real reason is that owners would not reseat the dipstick properly, which would cause a vacuum leak and a lean fuel mixture that would trigger the CEL. That is absolutely piss-poor design. But definitely a BMW thing to do.
minus-squarem4ylame0wecm@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-223 minutes ago Vendor tech does maintenance and fails to check critical component of system; blames customer Good tech.
minus-squarerottingleaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoI mean, easily catching fire is a thing since German tanks in WWII, so yes.
That is absolutely piss-poor design. But definitely a BMW thing to do.
Good tech.
I mean, easily catching fire is a thing since German tanks in WWII, so yes.