[s-cars] (no subject)

[Tom Green]

Today, Bill Mahoney <wmahoney at disk.com> was lamenting:

> My poor sister wintering over in Sarasota reports that she seems to be
> losing oil on a regular basis.  Exactly how much and how quickly I do
> not know, but she reports her oil light keeps going on, she adds a 
> quart
> and is then good for maybe a few days to a week.??  She claims that she
> cannot see any visible leaks and she doesn't see exhaust smoke.
...
> She'll be taking it over to Joe Hoppen's secret Italian repair fellow
> soon, but it would be nice to have the "appearance" of knowing what the
> problem may be.
>
> Any thoughts appreciated.
...
Take a "fat wallet" with her.
Try to impress on "poor sister" that this is not acceptable operation 
of 20vt.  The light is an indicator for low oil pressure, not oil 
quantity. One quart low should not activate the oil pressure light.  
This is a '94, right ? without oil pressure gage ?
I would ensure that she is checking the oil before adding more.  I know 
long distance communication about operation of machinery can be 
difficult, but a quart every few days should show somewhere.
We have listers in the area that could perhaps help ?

Tom