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Number on or number off which one do you prefer?? (lemmy.world)
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[+] -9 points 3 months ago* (9 children)

All that information is available in the cluster lmfao.

There’s far more information that needs to be readily apparent to a driver than the oil pressure.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago

    Oil pressure tells you if the engine is dying or if the Oil is breaking down or overheating. I'd take it over an RPM gage.

    A lot of vehicles dont have it in their cluster menus these days.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    I drive a 10 year old Vauxhall and it definitely does not have it. I wanted to know my oil temp and had to resort to a Bluetooth obd plug paired to my phone.

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  • [–] -5 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

    How does that work…? That’s quite obviously not how you can get that information. The engine needs to be off and the vehicle in accessory for OBD2 ports to work, the oils not moving so there’s no pressure or temp involved.

    How do you access your trip milegage information? The oils data is in that same menu.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    OBD2 primarily works when the vehicle is running. It can be used to tune some vehicles while they are on. What car do you have that doesn't have the OBD port on while its running? It would be illegal in most states in the US.

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  • [–] -3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    What's more important than oil temp?

    Speed is only relevant when there's a cop around, otherwise im driving safely with the flow of traffic, the speed in mph is irrelevant. The RPM are important but I can hear it, don't need the number really. But the oil, i need to know because i would have no idea if it was overheating until something already went wrong and requires an expensive repair.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    Is your vehicle in state of constant disrepair where it’s leaking oil? You check the dipstick before you leave for your drive, and if it loses enough pressure during the drive to be an issue it will be noticeable. Either a lights gonna come on, it’s gonna make a smell, leave a drip under it, etc. There’s always physical evidence, the gauge does nothing that a petrip inspection won’t find.

    And if you’re curious, spend 3 seconds finding the information in the cluster. It’s not something that’s ever had to be checked 24/7 while driving like you speed and rpms and other actual important information. It also prevents the dash from being clustered with superfluous data and have the constantly needed information Readily apparent. 3 gauges vs a dozen.

    It’s not an issue for your owned car, but people lend cars out, rentals etc.

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