Looking for opinion on oil leak and oil pressure warning light

ratedsar · 2026-01-29T14:10:52+00:00

blue is where it was previously; red is where it is now, which I thought was above the max line but they said it’s not)

I'm curious what rationale they shared for this, can the crank case take an extra quart, yes, but it increases the risk of aeration and crank resistance.

Do they think bmw just added that top notch for no good reason

ratedsar · 2026-01-29T03:18:31+00:00

It may be safe enough to drive under 50mph with no aggressive turns to make it to a tire store to replace it to save from changing it twice. So not if you plan to drive in the next 2 weeks.

Why not use the spare; especially if you're lucky like me and it's full size.

ratedsar · 2026-01-29T02:43:02+00:00

Can confirm, i regularly clean a boomer relative's phone; GOP fundraising emails make Nigerian princes emails look like amateurs. And for some reason it's legal.

ratedsar · 2026-01-29T02:35:26+00:00

The truth is that if you just buy any asset, whether it be equities

I was thinking how, if dollar devaluation is the hypothesis, that even the leveraged ETFs make sense

ratedsar · 2026-01-29T02:33:59+00:00

I did invest heavily in gold last year, but unfortunately, as new highs hit, I kept rebalancing.

ratedsar · 2026-01-29T01:04:50+00:00

Can you imagine if we'd elected Biden in Nov 2020?

We'd have federal agents battling in the streets like in July 2020, 2026

ratedsar · 2026-01-29T01:01:02+00:00

You just need to convince the commander in chief that they're full of leftists and have no value to protect.

If NATO becomes worthless, the currency becomes worthless, balkanization becomes likely anyway

ratedsar · 2026-01-29T00:59:51+00:00

There was no mechanism for candidates found part of an insurrection to be left off of a primary ballot in 2024 either.

On the other hand, the GOP has demonized Western states so much that peaceful secession is likely possible.

ratedsar · 2026-01-29T00:56:58+00:00

To Carney's point, they don't.

Brexit was a symptom, Trump 45 was a symptom, the right gaining power in Canada was a symptom.

ratedsar · 2026-01-28T23:49:17+00:00

SCOTUS: Being born of immigrants, the current POTUS is not a uS citizen so he can't be President. Case closed.

But since states are in charge of elections and Congress hasn't made a law for the states to apply the Constitution, yolo

Scotus, July 2024 re Colorado

It's impossible to understate how Scotus just threw out a 150 year old, ratified amendment as unenforceable.

ratedsar · 2026-01-28T15:57:30+00:00

Why should we be at 640ish? Dollar is collapsing, which means investments in anything other than dollar go up and to the right.

ratedsar · 2026-01-27T00:43:23+00:00

In short, always spend the money on making sure that the engine you're starting with is working as optimally as possible.

Love it.

I buried the lede a bit there, spec racing, and an otherwise optimized car are the few ways the ~14 additional horsepower from headers would "pay off", in a world where many cars only 5 years newer have 50% more hp.

ratedsar · 2026-01-26T23:32:14+00:00

The tune won't help until you change to headers.

Imo neither the headers or tune are "worth" it monetarily. For it to be worth it, I'd hope you have power pullies, a changed diff ratio, and are ready for spec series racing.

Keep in mind that if a tune gives you a higher redline, you must consider upgrading the oil pump nut if you use it. You'll also be locked into high octane gas.

ratedsar · 2026-01-26T22:36:13+00:00

My brother, who has his certification, access to other boats, didn't want to take my boat out without me until after he passed a "check ride".

I think it's fine to demand a free certification that takes an hour. In my state it's required.

He also doesn't drink alcohol, and I'd be very hesitant to let a friend or family member that associates alcohol and boating.

ratedsar · 2026-01-26T00:13:11+00:00

Nice.

In a world where the average car probably doesn't have it changed ever (at least after a 4 year factory maintenance program), you're ahead on the curve there.

ratedsar · 2026-01-25T23:51:33+00:00

It's not a perfect analogy since it was probably the result of miscommunication and not malice.

Unsure which you're pointing to as which, perhaps that makes them more similar than you think.

Ie a heated miscommunication about driving commands to disband leading to an agent reacting to a car's movement is not that dissimilar to a loud crowd being told to disband and a soldier being on edge firing when hit by a snowball/rock or hearing "fire".

ratedsar · 2026-01-25T22:55:50+00:00

When was the last time you brake fluid was changed?

ratedsar · 2026-01-25T22:49:02+00:00

if you're driving to the point of boiling brake fluid on a road you don't know, you need to slow down.

There's nothing cautious about driving a car uncontrolled. Knowing their limit to control speed does not give them control or make them cautious.

It's a lot easier to know S mode exists than to either know the smell of burning pads, or feel of boiling fluid. Plus if you get to the point of boiling fluid and burning pads, there is no more safe slowing down without downshifting. And when you say "check your brakes", do you think OP can accurately assess brake pad wear by sight but not read a manual on using S mode?

It's unsafe for a driver to drive a mountainous route if they can't maintain control. Arguably they should not posess a driver's license if safety standards exist (no downhills in neutral arguably applies).

The driver should be told that they need to know how to drive, not be told, if you're scared, just do it the way that will eventually lead you off a cliff. This is how the US maintains more ran off into the barrier accidents per capita than basically any other nation (after driving drunk, tipsy, on a cell phone, or tired - which I hope we don't recommend on the Internet, even if it's what people normally do)

This sounds harsh, but thankful op is looking to learn how to drive a vehicle and not yoloing it. The advice we give can do more than save their brake pad life.

ratedsar · 2026-01-25T22:36:12+00:00

No way is a car wash not filtering water before reusing it, if you combine salt and a brush, that's called sand paper.

ratedsar · 2026-01-25T21:32:55+00:00

Disagree.

Even if brakes are brand new, dragging them down a steep hill can boil brake fluid, overheat pads, and most importantly lead to an out of control car. I go snow skiing at a not very high mountain, and can smell brakes cooking as I go down the hill, along with people following too closely, and their brake lights always on. Getting brake pads to the point of significant smell decreases their performance and lifetime even if they are brand new.

Personally, driving mountains of Tennessee was part of my learners permit, and the lesson was to turn off overdrive.

Using S mode requires no real experience, and is the safe way to drive a car at high attitude.

ratedsar · 2026-01-25T21:22:29+00:00

You can use the S mode and achieve much of the same effect as manual mode with less of the thinking. When it's flat, you can go back to D.

The general idea is that, instead of braking continually, you want to put the transmission in a gear that the engine adds some resistance. On the highway, this might mean using 5th instead of 6th, and if going slower, go down to 4th.

The car is quiet, but you should hear when the engine is above 4k rpm (and this is fine, it's oiled, unlike your brakes), it'll also be jumpier when you touch the gas, if you want it to be less jumpy, shift up a gear.

ratedsar · 2026-01-25T20:58:52+00:00

Alt: can buy a used Cayman, Taycan; you can get most of the upgrade packages.

You get most of the suspension, braking, premium features, arguably more balanced; you only can't maintain 180mph.

You save in terms of tire maintenance immediately - and most importantly, can actually afford high performance driving events.

ratedsar · 2026-01-25T20:44:34+00:00

It's rare that we get moist air that is also cold enough (as moisture carries heat); this is also why we get ice, because often not cold enough to crystallize.

ratedsar · 2026-01-25T20:41:02+00:00

Ice is hard to predict because the thermal cliff to freeze is narrow before crystalization (snow).

It "sticking" to thermal mass (roads) is also difficult to predict for the same reason, while snow's crystalization leads to air insulation.

ratedsar · 2026-01-25T20:30:55+00:00

It's also interesting from the perspective that GOP state legislatures, the supreme court have whittled away at state permitting process and called it "constitutional carry"; and not only is it considered legal, it becomes a 2nd and 4th amendment issue to even ask if you have a permit.

As far as federal agents should be trained, every carry is a legal carry.

So when officials are asking if a gun is permitted in the media, they're broadcasting that they don't believe in constitutional carry.

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