@Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month agoNew Cars Don't All Come With Dipsticks Anymore, Here's Whywww.jalopnik.comexternal-linkmessage-square121fedilinkarrow-up1245arrow-down124
arrow-up1221arrow-down1external-linkNew Cars Don't All Come With Dipsticks Anymore, Here's Whywww.jalopnik.com@Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square121fedilink
minus-squareLka1988linkfedilinkEnglish15•1 month 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-square@rottingleaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month 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.
I mean, easily catching fire is a thing since German tanks in WWII, so yes.