Instead of finding a place to screw a sensor into the block, these days they make thin pressure sensor plates that screw in before the oil filter, then the oil filter screws in on top of that. The leads for the gauge come out of the plate. It's pretty ingenious...I'm just not sure I want to mount an aftermarket gauge in my CX-5.
We have a Code Reader that I use when the CEL (Check Engine Light) comes on. Perhaps I'll try our Code Reader even though this was a Warning Light that came on, not the CEL.
I did read that as long as a person can have some oil close at hand and add it to the engine, the engine won't be hurt. Actually, that's what we did Saturday, after the Oil Pressure Warning Light came on the first time. After adding the oil, the Light went off, but came back on last evening. After we put 1/2 qt. of oil in, the light went off. If this Light comes on, and a person has no way to get any oil, that's definitely when trouble will happen. So, up until next Monday morning, when we take the vehicle to our mechanic, we will have a qt or two of oil in the vehicle, just in case.
Check your owner's manual. I bet there's an Oil Level Indicator and an Oil Pressure Warning. The pressure warning is the one that you gotta worry about. If you were only 1/2 qt low, the pressure should have been fine.
I was reading about my Cuisinart food processor and noted that the serial number/manufacturing date is stamped in the metal on the electrical plug. Weird, but whatever. So I wrote them down and puzzled over the "0923" manufactured date. According to some websites, the "O" is for the year, so I wondered if it was 9/23/20 and had been sitting in a warehouse for 3 years. So I messaged the Cuisinart "customer service" (smirk) to ask. The response I received: "Hello- if the manufacturing date code says 0923 then it would mean September of 2023. Thank you." So I responded "So it was manufactured in the future and time-traveled to Amazon?" I get so tired of dealing with dolts. I have decided that date code is "Julian" and means the 9th day of 2023, which is January 9. Not sure if I'm correct or just tired of thinking about it. Obviously Cuisinart "customer service" doesn't have a clue.
That's the date they go by for warranty purposes when you call Customer Service. That's why it's a good idea to register the warranty with the date of purchase. sneaky bastards.
The laws on driving too slowly are so "squishy." Except for major highways, there is no discrete MPH that defines "too slowly." Regardless, I don't think there are any exceptions for following a safe distance, so the driver violating the law by defined objective measurements would be the tailgater. You cannot use "Intimidated into speeding" as a defense. (I hate tailgaters.)
I have no problem with that. I just want to know WTF the date actually is. If it was manufactured 3 years ago I'm sending it back just on principle.
I must be honest and say that occasionally, I am the driver that someone gives the finger to. Yeah that is ME, at times going 3 to 5 miles under the designated speed limit while I am in commute early in the morning sometimes, and mostly just myself, maybe two other vehicles on the road. I'm thinking "what a nice quiet serene time of the morning to just poke along", and all of a sudden wammo, there is an officer coming behind me and I get stopped with a verbal warning to maintain the speed limit. This has happened twice in the past ten years. With this said, I hate tailgaters too. I feel like putting on my breaks and pumping them as a hopeful realization to the tailgater to back off my bumper and give me space. Of course in that same moment, I realize and know that I need to follow speed limits. Now when on the highway/freeway I do the speed limit but never over the speed limit, think you get the picture
I'm fighting NINJA on my coffee maker. This is the second one that's taken a poop within the warranty period. The first one got denied based upon the code on the plug and I did not research my own purchase date until after the fact, so I registered the second one but they kicked the issue to "Tier II Support" (what is Tier II gonna do about the machine smoking?)...and they will not call me back. I like the machines, but never again. Not at $75 a pop.
Washington state law: (1) No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law. If there's no one else, I don't see any violation...you ain't impeding nobody. I live in a rural area. We got ag equipment and we got people who think that going 10 MPH under the speed limit (or even slower) is their best bet to get to where they are going safely. I have no problem with that. That's the community I live in. I may be there some day. Right now my issue might be on the other end of the scale, because our road are so empty and so winding and so tempting...and my timing is usually not the best. Of course, going real slow on the highway can put folks at risk. But the "impeding traffic" rule is still the standard, absent a posted minimum.
I am leaning your direction on this, John. I don't see the violation either, not impeding nobody. The ag equipment, like your way, over here my way on the nearby country roads, the tractors just poke along and 10 mph is their preferred speed. I like to coast along behind them with my coffee and take in the sights, while most others pass them on the left. Gunning their motors in anger like a tantrum. Oh gosh the driving stories I could tell of myself in my life, but I won't... Impeding traffic, either under or over, our traffic cops here will nab either one at the drop of a hat. Such a small town but they are everywhere it seems... The highways, I do agree, the impeding traffic rule is standard, should be paid attention to. John, your community sounds perhaps just a bit like mine, when you say your roads are so empty, so winding, and so tempting etc, meaning pick up your speed and enjoy a faster drive right?
Let's just say that there are times that I am tempted, even though I have an automatic and not a stick shift. But I would be real judicious about it because all of the mailboxes are on the same side of the road, so there's folks crossing the road to get their mail...and there are children. Were I to consider driving in such a manner, I don't need to be hurting anyone. I would pick out the places where the creeks cross down in the hollows and there are farms of several hundred acres so there are no homes/mailboxes for a good stretch. Having lived outside of DC for nearly my entire life, it is nice to be able to actually just drive.
This is why Germany has the best traffic laws, no speed limit on the autobahn for regular weighted cars. I know it is true because I watch the road test of the Audii R8 V10 Turbos and slobber while watching. It's not so bad not being able to own one today because I am too old to drive 200 mph.