4 litre pots have been around for years, often without being noticed. As said, I believe this is to appear competitive on price, whilst providing 20% less. Same thing happens with other products occasionally, some time ago my usual shampoo became 400ml instead of 500ml, but in the same pot, just underfilled. At the same time, they were running a campaign of 3 for 2, and the supermarket had 6 left of the 500ml pots. Same barcode! So I took all 6, for the cost of 4. By the time I'd got through that lot, they were long back to 500ml.
Most owners do not check their oil. Forum members are not 'most' drivers. When working with company car and van drivers, few know how to check the oil, despite having owned cars for years. To avoid problems due to lack of oil, the manufacturers now fit the sensors. If the car tells you it is low, and you do not attend to it, any failure is your fault. As so many drivers think the pressure warning is to remind them to top up, the sensor is a good thing. Once the manufacturer is confident of their sensor, they can save the cost of a dipstick. Leaving just the one holding the steering wheel, and they're trying to remove that one too. I'd still like a dipstick, reassuring.
How many times have you seen someone enter a petrol station, buy some oil, and then lift the bonnet to pour it in? I've seen this many times over the years, long before any level sensors. Triggered by the pressure light.
The sump plug on the Fabia is supposed to be replaced at each oil change. I could not see why, apart from the sealing washer being captive. A bit wasteful. At the annual service it got a new one, but midway when I changed oil and filter it went back in with no leaks. The undertray is easy to remove, then access to plug and filter very easy.
Most owners do not check their oil. Forum members are not 'most' drivers. When working with company car and van drivers, few know how to check the oil, despite having owned cars for years. To avoid problems due to lack of oil, the manufacturers now fit the sensors. If the car tells you it is low, and you do not attend to it, any failure is your fault. As so many drivers think the pressure warning is to remind them to top up, the sensor is a good thing. Once the manufacturer is confident of their sensor, they can save the cost of a dipstick. Leaving just the one holding the steering wheel, and they're trying to remove that one too. I'd still like a dipstick, reassuring.
How many times have you seen someone enter a petrol station, buy some oil, and then lift the bonnet to pour it in? I've seen this many times over the years, long before any level sensors. Triggered by the pressure light.
The sump plug on the Fabia is supposed to be replaced at each oil change. I could not see why, apart from the sealing washer being captive. A bit wasteful. At the annual service it got a new one, but midway when I changed oil and filter it went back in with no leaks. The undertray is easy to remove, then access to plug and filter very easy.