You have absolutely no way of knowing that.
I made minimum wage when I was 14, and also when I was working in a car dealer at 18. I made barely above throughout college. At no time did I treat my job like a joke or knowingly damage things (one time I did back over a nice wheelbarrow and I hid it in the back of a shed and got caught--I was young).
Sure I do. The oil pressure would have lit up the dash. He got a low oil light. Not the same.You have absolutely no way of knowing that.
Let's just hope the OP won't try to use an unapproved oil for his application, like Mobil 1 FS 0W-40 from Walmart, as that would spark some serious outrage and BITOGERs might even bring out their pitchforks and torches to make a point of how important it is to follow manufacturer recommendations... for warranty purposes, of course.
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might be $2.83 for restaraunts and other tip jobs but Fed min wage is 7 25 or so and each state has its own laws. https://www.paycom.com/resources/blog/minimum-wage-rate-by-state/p.s. looked it up--for 2023, it's $2.83/hr minimum in PA, $2.13/ hr minimum federal, for tipped employees. So $2.35 back then was decent.
yep, assuming low oil pressure warning system functions and driver was alert, if the oil pressure system has enough oil to cover the oil pump pickup at all times, he wont have hurt anything... oil pressure is only going to disappear if the oil pump starts sucking air, whether monetarily or for long periods of time... only real issue with running with lower than normal oil levels is if under heavy load in high temps the oil will become hotter than normal, or when rounding corners or climbing a steep grade it may experience a loss of pressure because the oil moved around enough to expose the oil pump pickup to air and create a loss of pressure. In this case it doesn't sound like the Blackwing owner experienced that so he should be OK.
Bingo!! And there lies the problem! People don't care, and feel they're underpaid so they'll give their boss what he/she is paying for, instead of doing the right job right, learning more, and advancing. In the world I grew in people advanced by learning and doing a good job! Not piss and moan and feel they're entitled to make a lot of money for showing up. Here's the rub, people like me know that's what they're up against and stay clear of dealerships and quick lube joints. Rant off.
I can't bring myself to let anyone touch our GT500 for routine maintenance like this. It is a PITA to get up on ramps, but I wouldn't be able to sleep at night if I let someone touch it. I would have nightmares of impact wrenches being used on oil pan drain bolts.
When I cracked the stupid plastic oil filter cover and lost oil pressure for 5 seconds the RX 350 did everything but smack me in face. The dash lit up and things started beeping and the center display was yelling shutdown the engine immediately.
Noteworthy in CA it's over $15. Having studied economics, I actually know what happens when there is a floor like that. It isn't all good, just as rent control (a ceiling) is not all good.
Same when our RX350 burst those runner oil lines on the cooler. It was nearly empty when my son got it stopped. It's been fine....
at the moment, where I live near Naples Fl an apartment rents for 2 grand or more and there are Help Wanted Signs in every single small business that has low wage employees. IMHO minimum wage should be 20 bucks an hour.
BITOG paranoia level 11 achievement unlocked.
I never knew oil was so important to an engine... WOW
I guess economic principles don't apply in Naples. My Lexus was sold at Germain there, still has a VIP sticker on the front.
