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Old 03-28-2018, 04:49 PM   #19
Gunmetalmissle
 
Drives: 16 ngm ss
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: NJ
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Originally Posted by Msokeefe View Post
Got my car serviced at Bridgewater, they did an oil change. After they are done, I start the car, low oil warning comes on. It turns out the "mechanic" put 9 quarts, instead of 10 quarts.
This article explains why:

https://www.caranddriver.com/feature...icians-feature

Also, unless you saw for yourself that it was only a quart low, I bet it was more than that. 9 quarts will register at the very bottom of the hash marks on the dip stick and should not be low enough to set off the warning light.
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