[Gmecm] Undignified death of a project :P

[bcroe at juno.com]

Unbelievable!  A dipstick has to be backed by an 
electronic system, because some drivers are idiots.  

Bruce Roe

6 Sep 07  "Mike Wilson" <mwilson at bwarch.com> writes:
> A couple different GM cars I have owned have had oil level sensors in 
> the
> oil pan that light up an idiot light when you run low. It should be 
> pretty
> simple to tie that light into a buzzer.
> 
> 95 Formula Firebird, 93 Olds 88 & 95 Buick Park Ave all had the 
> lights. The
> Formula even had a low coolant level sensor and light system. I know 
> it
> wasn't tied into the PCM because they are problematic and about $65 
> to
> replace so the common fix is to disconnect them. The PCM never 
> knows. It
> should be pretty easy to put the setup into another vehicle since it 
> is
> independent of the PCM.
> 
> Mike
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gmecm-bounces at diy-efi.org [mailto:gmecm-bounces at diy-efi.org] 
> On Behalf
> Of Rick McLeod
> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 8:24 PM
> To: gmecm at diy-efi.org
> Subject: Re: [Gmecm] Re: Undignified death of a project :P
> 
> Ya know what, Honda small engines (and various others) goof proofed 
> their
> product with a simple addition of a low oil shutdown that I'm sure 
> was
> driven by the need to reduce waranty claims by those that ignore
> maintenance.