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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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