Pay attention when checking the car’s oil level at the gas station

Unfortunately, banditry is taking over some gas stations. And among the maracutaias there is the gas station attendant golden finger. But do you know the reason for this nickname?

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When filling up and checking the oil, the employee has to take the dipstick out of the engine, clean the tip, put it back on and pull it out to see where the oil level is. It is when the golden finger comes into action that does not let the rod go all the way to the bottom and when it pulls back, it is not marking the real level.

The wrong marking will show the lower level than it really is and the gas station attendant will sell another liter of oil unnecessarily. And the worst, in addition to the damage to the oil, there is another more serious one, as the level much higher than normal can cause damage to the engine.