Nup! But ya might get three mechanics working on ya car if you don't put some oil in it.
Kisha said
12:05 AM Mar 4, 2019
LOL I agree.
Kisha
T1 Terry said
01:01 PM Mar 4, 2019
Yes, as long as the 3 wishes all revolve around wishing you had checked the oil level before the light came on and that you had topped the oil up when required and that you actually had oil with you to top up the level :lol:
One of the fail points in the Toyota Prius range is the lack of an oil level light. The oil level gets low, the hybrid engine kicks in on a steep hill where a heavy foot was applied to the throttle and "bang, poww snap" like came up on the screen in the Batman tv series, a lot of the bits that were inside the engine are now outside the engine.
T1 Terry
Cupie said
08:31 PM Mar 4, 2019
In the old days we used to check the oil levels at every fuel fill up. Leaky Pommy cars!
Now days we rely on a warning indicator to tell us that we should have checked the oil.
On the GQ I check it regularly ... including the brake fluid, radiator & power steering.
On the Madza 3 it is a rare event for me to lift the bonnet.
The battery on the Mazda died recently & the dash lit up like a Christmas tree with a load of strange lights. Good old RACQ was quick on the job with a fix.
swamp said
01:15 PM Mar 5, 2019
HI
As expected once the light comes on damage is already occurring . That's why there called idiot lights .
Done once u will get away with it ,done repeatedly engine wear starts rapidly. Specifically if the level has dropped .
Baz421 said
08:26 PM Mar 5, 2019
Ha great post,,
mate had a 48 Holden in 60's,,, fill her up with oil and top up petrol was the standing joke,,, mind you we gave our cars heaps in those days ,,,just before we grew up,,lol
Bukhouse said
10:35 PM Mar 5, 2019
hmm check info on you car data screen orange is just a check warning and can be cancelled out
LOL I agree.
Kisha
One of the fail points in the Toyota Prius range is the lack of an oil level light. The oil level gets low, the hybrid engine kicks in on a steep hill where a heavy foot was applied to the throttle and "bang, poww snap" like came up on the screen in the Batman tv series, a lot of the bits that were inside the engine are now outside the engine.
T1 Terry
In the old days we used to check the oil levels at every fuel fill up. Leaky Pommy cars!
Now days we rely on a warning indicator to tell us that we should have checked the oil.
On the GQ I check it regularly ... including the brake fluid, radiator & power steering.
On the Madza 3 it is a rare event for me to lift the bonnet.
The battery on the Mazda died recently & the dash lit up like a Christmas tree with a load of strange lights. Good old RACQ was quick on the job with a fix.
As expected once the light comes on damage is already occurring . That's why there called idiot lights .
Done once u will get away with it ,done repeatedly engine wear starts rapidly. Specifically if the level has dropped .
Ha great post,,
mate had a 48 Holden in 60's,,, fill her up with oil and top up petrol was the standing joke,,, mind you we gave our cars heaps in those days ,,,just before we grew up,,lol
hmm check info on you car data screen orange is just a check warning and can be cancelled out
red warning its done damage