From: Jim Thompson
Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design
Subject: Re: How to detect low oil level
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On Wed, 30 Oct 2002 15:11:46 -0600,
"George R. Gonzalez" ,
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Entitled: "Re: How to detect low oil level",
Wrote the following:
|
|"Jeroen" wrote in message
|news:LTBv9.422$I6.90738@zwoll1.home.nl...
|> Hi,
|>
|> what's a simple but reliable way to detect a low oil level of a car?
|> Something that's easy to place from the outside, without any disassembly
|of
|> the pan?
|>
|> Jeroen
|
|
|Well, here's a few ways:
|
|(1) Weigh the car when it's full of oil. Keep track of the amount of gas
|burned,
|changing weight of passengers, etc.. Then reweigh the car as needed.
|
|(2) Drill a small hole in the oil-pickup tube a few inches up from the
|bottom.
|If the oil level is okay, the hole will be submerged and all is okay.
|If the oil gets low, the pump will start sucking air and you'll get the LOW
|OIL
|PRESSURE light blinking at idle. Make the hole small enough so the pump
|doesnt run completely dry at idle.
|
|(3) Find a big empty space and drive as quickly as possible in a tight
|circle.
|If the oil is low, it will get tossed to one side of the pan and expose the
|pickup tube, so you'll get the LOW OIL PRESSURE light blinking.
|
|Regards,
|
|George
|
Naaah! Just listen for lifter clatter when you start up ;-)
...Jim Thompson
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