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Old 02-07-2013, 12:25 PM
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Re: Where has my oil gone ?

Surely the easiest and FREE way to make sure your oil is not low or empty is to use the dipstick...it's worked for over 100 years.

Just saying :-)
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Old 02-07-2013, 07:27 PM
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Re: Where has my oil gone ?

yes, valuable lesson learned.
Learned another valuable lesson last week, don't tow a nearly 2 tonne car with your ute in 5th gear.
It will break the gearbox.

It's been an expensive week.
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Old 02-07-2013, 08:17 PM
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yes, valuable lesson learned.
Learned another valuable lesson last week, don't tow a nearly 2 tonne car with your ute in 5th gear.
It will break the gearbox.
Should use a station wagon instead, or a minivan with a glass transmission. Works plenty well for me
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Old 02-08-2013, 01:30 AM
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Re: Where has my oil gone ?

What's a glass transmission ?
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Old 02-08-2013, 05:45 AM
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Re: Where has my oil gone ?

http://m.urbandictionary.com/#define...20transmission
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Old 02-08-2013, 09:02 AM
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Re: Where has my oil gone ?

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What's a glass transmission ?
A weak transmission.
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Old 02-08-2013, 10:42 AM
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Re: Where has my oil gone ?

I suspected that was the case, but I didn't detect the sarcasm in your original comment and so it didn't make sense to me.

Now with my sarcasm detector properly tuned, it's obvious now.
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Old 02-08-2013, 11:43 AM
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I suspected that was the case, but I didn't detect the sarcasm in your original comment and so it didn't make sense to me.

Now with my sarcasm detector properly tuned, it's obvious now.
Nate's comment, not mine. Nate hauled a few SVXes around the country with a dodge caravan, packed full of engines, transmissions, etc, etc. Poor caravan. Those transmissions are supposed to be pretty weak.
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