Checking Oil level

[mointainwalker]

I used to pay £1.99 a gallon for Solvol 20w/50 engine oil. Duckhams and Castrol GTX were both £7.95 a gallon at the time. Extortionate! I think it was Duckhams that was green in colour.

Remember when working as a pump-attendant and my friend - in one of those boring moments - was reading the Duckhams packaging and suddenly read out their slogan :

Duckhams - the Quintessence of Quality

I wonder how many more quarts that sold ?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Now you know what an oil has to go through!

 

[Mottie]

Was it GTX oil in the advert where they drained all the (GTX) oil out of an engine and the car did a lap or two round a circuit with no oil in it and suffered no damage?

 

[mointainwalker]

Was it GTX oil in the advert where they drained all the (GTX) oil out of an engine and the car did a lap or two round a circuit with no oil in it and suffered no damage?

I recall a Moly product (Molyslip ? ) doing something like that

EDIT:

Has there ever been any clear reason given why manufacturers have started installing sensor systems and eliminating dip-sticks ? For once it cannot be cost-savings ( as it is with switches ) and it must be a significant on-cost. I can only speculate that they believe buyers of up-market models don't want even that little bit of effort, but don't know if that's true.

 

[norseman]

I recall a Moly product (Molyslip ? ) doing something like that

EDIT:

Has there ever been any clear reason given why manufacturers have started installing sensor systems and eliminating dip-sticks ? For once it cannot be cost-savings ( as it is with switches ) and it must be a significant on-cost. I can only speculate that they believe buyers of up-market models don't want even that little bit of effort, but don't know if that's true.

When you consider the proliferation of lights, 'screen wipers etc. that turn themselves on/off without conscious input by the driver it's hardly surprising that the poor souls should be spared the arduous task of actually opening the bonnet, let alone checking the oil level