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On one hand I know it's for lubrication and cooling; on the other hand this is a very funny problem for an ev (hexbear.net)

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https://www.torquenews.com/11826/owner-finds-his-brand-new-cybertruck-leaking-half-gallon-oil-tesla-says-issue-will-take-month

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[-] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 41 points 1 day ago

what the fresh hell.

I used to drive this ancient Toyota that had a "bad oil leak". I was broke and sourcing which gasket would have made me have to live out of the car, so I just kept an eye on its levels and added back oil frequently until I got into a better situation. not proud of it, because leaking engine oil is bad for the environment.

my bad oil leak was probably something like a quart every 3-4 months of daily operation.

this isn't an oil leak. this is just dumping oil in the ground.

[-] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 20 points 1 day ago

I hope this guy gets charged for enviromental crimes but also very fucking carbrained to go "welp, nothing to be done about this" and then just fucking dump a gallon of oil on the ground a day

[-] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 16 points 1 day ago

the article isn't specific, but knowing tesla the problem is that they just forgot a gasket and it literally is just an open seam in the motor or the transfer case.