• HelixDab2@lemm.ee
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    1 day ago

    I’ve had a car with where the oil pressure sensor failed; combine that with an oil leak, and you quickly have a major problem. So, what happens when the sensor telling you the oil level fails? A dipstick is extremely unlikely to ever fail to work correctly, so…?

    • blarghly@lemmy.world
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      22 hours ago

      You would think an engineer would understand this… I assume this is a decision from management.

      • Croquette@sh.itjust.works
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        6 minutes ago

        Engineers are people like everyone else and some people have no qualms fucking over other people for money.

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        2 hours ago

        The Engineer was also told they would get a bonus if they could make maintenance more common and more expensive under the guise of improved technology.