No dipstick! No problem?

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Ай бұрын

( www.TFLtruck.com ) New 2025 Ram 1500 truck with the 3.0L twin-turbo I6 Hurricane engines do not have an engine oil dipstick. Here is how to check your oil.
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@drewelliott9062 Ай бұрын

The dipsticks are the ones who came up with this terrible idea.

@corylang759 Ай бұрын

All I can do is laugh. Thank you!

@TomStarcevich-fb3qo Ай бұрын

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

@robertannable9584 Ай бұрын

Such a great comment! Thank you for this

@jdslyman1720 Ай бұрын

It's a Ram, so Fix It Again Tony..

@pnwrocker1965 Ай бұрын

I was laughing so hard I could barely type this

@Pantallideth94 Ай бұрын

All fun and games till the sensors break, which they will.

@ALMX5DP Ай бұрын

I know plenty of cars 20-25 years old now that have original sensors still working. Sure a few have gone bad but a CEL or similar will tell you that and you just replace it. Recently did a cylinder head temp sensor on my F-150 after a warning came up. $30 and 1 hour later it was working again.

@cooverbennett4383 Ай бұрын

Meh, engine will probably grenade b4 oil change needed..... disposable

@ryanwatkins1821 Ай бұрын

@@ALMX5DPolder vehicle sensors on average were less digital and more mechanical causing them to last so much longer and for a brief time I worked in a parts store we sold more sensors for newer vehicles then sensors for older vehicles buy a significant margin also due to the fact that newer vehicles just have more sensors

@MWilk098 Ай бұрын

It’s always a jackass that has never pulled his own dipstick saying this kind of thing.

@ALMX5DP Ай бұрын

@@ryanwatkins1821 there are more sensors in a modern vehicle but I don’t believe they are any less reliable than any sensors prior. Mechanical sensors or cables were quite problematic once up in age.

@donaldmiller4386 Ай бұрын

They just keep finding new ways to keep me from wanting a new truck

@samsaverino8159 Ай бұрын

I hate most newer vehicles. I'd rather buy an old truck made before 2005 and have it fixed up to like new condition. They seem to be doing everything they can to try to make vehicles less reliable, there is no way I'm trusting a sensor that can screw up to tell me if my vehicle has oil.

@Old-school4275 26 күн бұрын

First the transmission dipstick and now it's the engine oil !! I don't believe that I would buy a vehicle without them !!

@shangrilaladeda 20 күн бұрын

Planned obsolescence in real time and sight

@EricEanes 8 күн бұрын

I prefer a Truck with the Dipstick , both of them !

@SGT19K Ай бұрын

This is a feature that dealers have been waiting for. They can now comfortably charge you for an oil change and not do it.

@LifeAfterLosing Ай бұрын

The sensor would tell you that the oil needs to be changed. It’s not based on mileage, the sensors can tell how much life is actually left in the oil. I have a car that does it now and it’s crazy how long it can go before it says it needs an oil change, but the oil is clean and in good shape even when it says it’s ready. Synthetics are pretty amazing these days.

@Lalokera0629 Ай бұрын

Based on how many miles since you reset the oil life. So they could in fact lie and just reset without new oil. @@LifeAfterLosing

@speedyme200 28 күн бұрын

Yeah I don't like that either need to see if the oil is milky or have anything in it( blown head gasket)

@dubguy1121 26 күн бұрын

I would agree with that only it’s the other way now with oil pressures being much higher now you will most likely see oil in the cooling system before you see coolant in the oil. Also you will get exhaust gasses in the cooling system before the coolant mixes with oil now too.

@JoshLC80 Ай бұрын

Cool feature. But why take away the dipstick!? I just want to check the actual condition of my oil once in a while.

@enb3810 Ай бұрын

Because every manufacturer wants you to take your truck in every time anything happens.

@ARockRaider Ай бұрын

apparently you don't replace the oil, you just buy a new truck! XD

@TomStarcevich-fb3qo Ай бұрын

Exactly they won't let you anymore 😮

@SuzukiKid400 Ай бұрын

Good excuse to add more “features” which they can add profit margin to. I hate care companies these days.

@Dayfloss Ай бұрын

It adds extra weight and not worth it so they left it out because less weight means more horsepower

@user-xh2yg4uv9q Ай бұрын

$100,000 and it is missing a dip stick.

@CJ-Giddyup209 Ай бұрын

180k and so does Porsche. These companies don't want you modifying anything.

@aliens_are-ghots Ай бұрын

@@CJ-Giddyup209🤡 how does that have to do with anything

@ClumsyCars Ай бұрын

The dipstick goes in the driver seat on these models.

@SteelRhinoXpress Ай бұрын

BMW been doing this for a while too. Pretty soon every manufacturer will do this as a way to cut back on the cost of putting 100s of thousands of dipsticks in their engines each year.

@jclifton35221 Ай бұрын

The cheaper the vehicle the more likely it is to have a dipstick

@josepepuriostegui8471 Ай бұрын

Boy, Stellantis sure does like fixing things that aren’t broken lol

@DragonKnightX12 25 күн бұрын

BMW is doing it too. I don't see why they can't have both.

@pineappleginseng1557 Ай бұрын

Oil level, pressure, temperature, and life? This has been a feature on vehicles since like the 1990s... The point of the dipstick isn't just to check the level, but to check the condition of the liquid itself. This is absolutely idiotic of them.

@josiahwyncott7519 21 күн бұрын

And the union Stellantis guys will say the Europeans are sabotaging the brand... Nah, these clowns have done it to themselves for decades.

@Jefferylas Ай бұрын

Waiting till you change your oil to find out you been driving on milkshake.. nice

@brandonpeterman9964 Ай бұрын

Well then they'll void your warranty and blame you

@Weazell Ай бұрын

You still have a filler cap… if it’s a milkshake on the dipstick it’ll be a milkshake there.

@TomStarcevich-fb3qo Ай бұрын

Exactly 💯 💯 💯 💯 😮

@trevorreust Ай бұрын

Why not both?

@samsaverino8159 Ай бұрын

Ikr at least have the dipstick for just in case. I'm not comfortable trusting a sensor that could get gunked up over time and say full when theres no oil.

@ericreid8111 Ай бұрын

Both would make sense. So we can't have both

@KirbyDTrim 27 күн бұрын

Precisely my thoughts! I'd be ok with both, but I aint never buying a Dodge, but Chevy & Ford better not get baptized into this.

@jmurphy1973 Ай бұрын

A Chrysler product using an electronic doodad to keep tabs on your engine's lifeblood....nope...that won't ever be an issue

@392_choppa Ай бұрын

Any of these automakers since 2020, making any of these vehicles, they're all garbage but Ford makes the worst vehicles on the planet. There's no car company with more recalls than them in the last ten years. It's not even close. Shouldn't buy anything newer than 2021 because you are getting a pandemic vehicle.

@Chinunit22 Ай бұрын

It's no longer a Chrysler its Stellantis

@agentstevehaines9164 Ай бұрын

Its one thing to delete a dipstick on a luxury status symbol like a BMW, where the owner will never touch anything under the hood and it will be wrapped around a tree or have an exploded engine at 50k miles anyways... but on a pickup truck is a deal breaker

@MrInfoPhilly Ай бұрын

Wrapped around a tree 😂😂😂

@nobunaga-oda Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@muslimadamsandler Ай бұрын

BMW lasts way longer than anything ram puts out lmfaoooo

@opplants8302 Ай бұрын

Well since they turned their pickups into status symbols and branding them as "luxury" trucks. Now it all makes sense 🫠

@shroom9033 Ай бұрын

@@muslimadamsandler that would be a close race. Just like mercedes. About the time the warranty expires is when you start shopping for a new vehicle

@nononononononon790 Ай бұрын

Thats terrible. I bet the figure out a retro fit after they stop popping engines like crazy. Keep the reliable dip stick

@shuttlepilot_ Ай бұрын

I like trucks with no screens. I like to look out the windows as I’m driving.

@ARockRaider Ай бұрын

"so how do you check the oil?" "thats the neat part! you dont!" ~some dipstick engineer.

@christippin6244 Ай бұрын

Engineers these days are still playing with coloring books and crayons

@bluehen32 Ай бұрын

Something electrical on a Chrysler? What could go wrong??

@TomStarcevich-fb3qo Ай бұрын

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

@kodykoolrocks Ай бұрын

Why couldn’t have this feature ANDDD keep the dipstick. It doesn’t take up too much room or anything. They just want to make money for when the feature eventually breaks and you have to get it fixed or play a guessing game with your oil levels

@bh844 Ай бұрын

Think of the poor shareholders! Someone figured out they can save on the cost of a dipstick. 🤦‍♂️

@senyashchukin391 Ай бұрын

Yeah a dipstick and digital display would be ideal

@lt9690 Ай бұрын

Same. Corvette has a Dipstick and oil life meter on screen, but Porsche has been Goin with out a dipstick since 2008...

@TrevorJacobs-vr8ug Ай бұрын

Proof that modern car manufacturers don't want you fixing your OWN car

@DarthNero Ай бұрын

Yep so you will be forced to go back and buy a new truck when it finally breaks due to lack of adequate maintenance.

@vbarbee1 29 күн бұрын

Just bc it doesn't have a dipstick, it doesn't mean you can't change your oil.

@maximumrpm9577 Ай бұрын

Like the addition of the on screen check, but absolutely still want a way to physically confirm

@H1GHdrogen Ай бұрын

Bye bye Stellantis 👋

@TomStarcevich-fb3qo Ай бұрын

Exactly

@PowerSportsQuebec Ай бұрын

Bring back the dipsticks please! Simple no fail system.. my transmission does not have a dipstick or a top fill tube and what a freaking hassle to check and adjust fluid level.

@TheRealThaenatos Ай бұрын

I mean its a cool feature, but I NEED a dipstick for when I change the oil...

@simonnovak Ай бұрын

Both. We all want both

@jonny5087 Ай бұрын

Another automotive engineering solution in search of a problem.

@nathanielmoore87 Ай бұрын

It doesn't tell me if my oil has glitter in it or if it's turned into a milkshake. Dash readout is nice, but I want my dipstick.

@brandonpeterman9964 Ай бұрын

Oh hell naw, nothing replaces a real physical way of checking a fluid

@hellfireenclave Ай бұрын

We have these on most things in the oil feild the always have issues telling us the level. And they are so inaccurate

@craigquann Ай бұрын

I will not buy a truck that doesn't have 2 dipsticks. One for the oil and one for the transmission. If it's not something I can service in my own driveway it can stay on your lot.

@sean6135 Ай бұрын

That is by far the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen. The digital could have been cool if they kept the dipstick for redundancy.

@davebasey9863 Ай бұрын

Do you check it when the engine is not running?

@SuzukiKid400 Ай бұрын

That’s actually a great question!

@tmill2001 Ай бұрын

What could go wrong?

@TomStarcevich-fb3qo Ай бұрын

🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🛻🛻🛻

@noahmeme2 Ай бұрын

Honestly it would be nice to have both.

@moosescorner Ай бұрын

no thanks, give me a 50 cent dipstick, keep the 500 dollar sensor that will fail and detonate the engine because the computer won't recognize that it wasn't getting a good reading

@stephenpetersen354 Ай бұрын

I feel like I am becoming my dad. "It's just another thing that will break." I'd rather have the cost of that feature go into better build quality of other components.

@ARockRaider Ай бұрын

like (and I'm just spitballing here) a stick you could use to check the level and condition of the oil! XD

@chrisludwig5101 Ай бұрын

Absolutely !! Well said !!!

@Sport-wg2tv Ай бұрын

The old way i want to put eyes on the dip stick

@enri_1986 Ай бұрын

Reminds me of Apple. They don’t want your hands in the shiny expensive thing you bought.

@marcb7688 Ай бұрын

The Hurricane engines is an abomination

@kcvlog1242 Ай бұрын

What the heck,no way with no dipstick😅

@adamlopez5060 Ай бұрын

It's comforting that Chrysler is known for their impeccable, durable, and sophisticated electrical systems that rarely have issues

@rightwingsafetysquad9872 Ай бұрын

I didn't like it when motorcycles started getting rid of dipsticks. But at least they have sight glasses.

@Petrochemtester Ай бұрын

Why not both? Dumb.

@robertwinther5423 Ай бұрын

Another thing to go wrong

@RedHaloManiac95 Ай бұрын

Can’t wait until the sensor goes out and you run your engine dry. Not covered under warranty. What a genius plan

@tobylynn75 Ай бұрын

I like the old school prices of trucks.

@tmaq9726 Ай бұрын

So, did it cost more to implement the new way or have a real oil guage to look at?

@nathandean1687 Ай бұрын

so how does one refill the oil then?

@bullitthead7853 Ай бұрын

Oil is rarely filled in the same location as the dipstick/dipstick tube. Most engines have a separate oil fill and dipstick. So, this engine retains the oil fill but eliminates the dipstick. There are some engines that do have a dipstick attached to the oil fill cap though, so the oil is installed and checked at the same place.

@RemoteViewer1 Ай бұрын

@@bullitthead7853I think he meant how do you check the oil level when you're refilling the oil after a change.

@Random_DIY 28 күн бұрын

That is about the stupidest idea ever. I won’t buy a vehicle without a dipstick for oil.

@bruh7140 Ай бұрын

You just KNOW that aftermarket oil pans with built-in dipstick tubes are gonna be popping up for this shit.

@TomStarcevich-fb3qo Ай бұрын

Definitely

@calebg9775 Ай бұрын

Dipsticks need to come back

@kevinnemetchek7164 Ай бұрын

Now it's like a German car with American Engineering, sounds like a time bomb.

@SuzukiKid400 Ай бұрын

German engineering is more unreliable than American engineering in modern cars.

@shroom9033 Ай бұрын

But it's actually Italian

@juanzingarello4005 Ай бұрын

@@shroom9033 and French now. Not exactly known for reliability.

@JerryK223 Ай бұрын

I love the old dip stick , I trust it way more

@bullitthead7853 Ай бұрын

I won't buy a truck without an engine oil dipstick. I'm still not over manufacturers removing the transmission fluid dipstick.

@bassist2065 Ай бұрын

It's a neat idea, as long as there's a way to physically see the oil and level instead relying only on sensors and a screen.

@scottyellis3442 Ай бұрын

Dipstick any day. No dipstick no sale. Period

@TheBlecht Ай бұрын

This reminds me of BMW from 17-ish years ago that had oil sensors go bad and not tell you if your oil was low.

@bikdav Ай бұрын

No actual oil dipstick? OK, that eliminates me as a potential customer. If the electronic readout goes haywire, I’ll be screwed.

@danieljones3683 Ай бұрын

Yeah if it's like the 3.0 in the Jeep Wagoneer the first or second time you change the oil the oil level sensor will fail and say your engine is overfilled or too low and you have no way to verify it. I am a rental car fleet technician this has been a major issue. Also it's so common the sensor is always backordered.

@nazartrask8478 Ай бұрын

I need to be able to periodically check my oil, call me paranoid but I don't trust computers in vehicles to do manual tasks

@jadenantal1652 Ай бұрын

Plus if it's like the bmw sensors it takes forever to get an updated reading on the level

@beans4gas Ай бұрын

Ram quality must be so good that they can add complexity.

@marks6072 Ай бұрын

I lost count how many dipstick sensors have crapped out on me over the last 60 years

@NatesHomeTours Ай бұрын

Being able to look at your oil when checking helps determine if the engine is healthy or something going on. Being able to smell it can also help. Bring the stick back.

@PeterDoesFarming Ай бұрын

I've owned this engine for 18 months, and did not know this 😂. I guess that shows how rarely I needed to check the oil in a new engine

@davidmcintosh19 Ай бұрын

Nope I will not buy a vehicle that has digital only instrument cluster. They are way too buggy with the way they are now. I'm driving a 2023 truck for work and it has digital only gauges. I've had them completed shut off multiple times while I was driving. They've also completely errored out several times keeping me from starting the truck until I cycle the power a few times. They're garbage don't buy them.

@bradleyphillips204 Ай бұрын

Changing functions on vehicles to being electronically controlled is something that auto manufacturers probably believe is cool or convenient for the consumer but what they do not think about is the fact that electronics eventually fail. The more electronics the more expensive the fix. Pickups should be reliable and easy to service. They were meant to be a tool for work or play. Manufacturers are leaving this idea now.

@andrewjohnson8927 Ай бұрын

Been buying Ram for years... On my third new truck. No dipstick!? That's it for me... I'll keep my old one

@dirtydriving6882 Ай бұрын

Seems to me, premium would allow them to have both. I like the convenience of looking at the dash any time but I still want to be able to check a dipstick to verify.

@redtitan29 Ай бұрын

Huge Ram guy but I absolutely wont touch one of these. WTF were they thinking smh.

@free4gs Ай бұрын

i dont trust an electric water temp gauge.... why tf would i trust this

@Aznderek67 Ай бұрын

Having owned many high mile cars that burn some oil, you need the dipstick

@jeffhodgson9963 Ай бұрын

Oil level sensor be broken at full haha what a joke

@russcudney1469 Ай бұрын

Obviously, the engineers and bean counters never heard of a computer crash

@shieldwolf8093 Ай бұрын

That's total bull crap that you can't check your own oil

@chuckgrenci6404 Ай бұрын

First the ATF, now the oil; let's make "everything" more complicated (even though it's not better).

@Motorcycledad160 Ай бұрын

Wow. Just wow. Well I guess I won't be buying one of those, and I was seriously considering one too. Unbelievable. Thanks for the info Andre.

@sergioportillo7391 29 күн бұрын

It makes doing your own oil change that much more difficult. Instead of checking the dip stick as you fill. Now you must fill and walk around into your cab to check.

@RedHaloManiac95 Ай бұрын

Ah yes the 10k mile interval oil life indicator

@ProductReviews4you Ай бұрын

Customer bought this and over filled their oil like 0.5 quart less than 20 k miles. You had to bring it back to dealer to reset your oil over filled level. Good luck on your new pos truck without dip stick or tranmission stick

@kaylendunagan1695 Ай бұрын

They should have kept the dipstick and added this feature!

@PAPAKILO263 Ай бұрын

27 PSI for a new motor @3500 rpm? Seems like it already has low oil pressure issues….

@slicer1403 Ай бұрын

has anyone noticed how older vehicles with no fancy electronics are still going ? when these new ones are in the shop every weekend

@andrewquintero01 Ай бұрын

And just like that… Ram lost all their mechanic buyers

@BobbieBees Ай бұрын

Ram Ranch is the place you can always feel your oil!

@michaelmartin2276 Ай бұрын

No dipstick no buy !

@longranger65 Ай бұрын

Unfortunately, senior management at the auto maker is out of touch with their customer, so when the design teams get together and try to dream up more stupid stuff to add (or delete), this is what we get.

@MichaelOKeefe2009 Ай бұрын

Another reason why people don't want to buy a new car in 2024 part 420:

@jmc6000 Ай бұрын

That would be a deal breaker for me!! Especially since i like to change my own oil.

@cecilotto504 Ай бұрын

Head gasket leaking mixing oil an water , does it tell you?

@motodrang4287 Ай бұрын

You’re right! Definitely not a problem when the engine will blow up before the first oil change. All hail the V-8!

@Sailor376also Ай бұрын

Old school. No question. I can see the level, feel the quality, note the colour, smell for burned products. Want to put a warning light that says oil level low, cool. The rest of the stuff, not trustworthy.

@markreams3192 Ай бұрын

Right! Let’s take something simple and effective and replace it with something that is complicated and has a potential for failure! Makes sense!🤔

@markryl-kuchar2373 Ай бұрын

I know engineers put a ton of programming into oil life monitors now, it’s not like 90’s gm oil life monitors, but I still want to be able to monitor the oil condition myself