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Re: Oil Usage - members poll

From: kludge(at)panix.com (Scott Dorsey)

Subject: Re: Oil Usage - members poll

Date: 3 Oct 2007 09:55:08 -0400

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Bob Smitter <bsmitter(at)nospamcox.net> wrote:

>"Scott Dorsey" <kludge(at)panix.com> wrote:

>> My E28 with 350,000 miles on it is getting up to 1qt/Kmi and I am starting

>> to worry a little.

>

>At "your" age, Scott, 20W-50 can be your friend.



Hey, this is the NEW car! The old one has 480,000 miles on the engine.

--scott





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"C`est un Nagra. C`est suisse, et tres, tres precis."









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From: adder1969 <adder1969(at)yahoo.co.uk>

Subject: Re: Oil Usage - members poll

Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:34:52 -0700

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On Oct 3, 3:45 pm, "Tommy" <To...(at)mal.com> wrote:

> I was told by the salesman that there was no need to check the oil level as

> the warning light on the dash would tell me.

>

> There`s nothing clever in the model I have - its just a low pressure

> warning light,

>

> I remember when I was learning to drive around 33 years ago that If that

> light came on there were just a few seconds before the engine "blew up" so

> get over to the verge immediately and dip the clutch - how many younger

> people now never check oil levels? Its a bit worrying





There`s a low oil level warning light and a low oil pressure warning

light. You`re referring to the latter and you`re pretty much screwed

if that comes on anyway.



I know people who don`t even know how to open their hoods/bonnets.










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