Ok so there is this lady at work. The other night she went to get in her car (some late 80s import ,i froget) and set of the alarm off and she could not get it to go off or start the car. I noticed that the alarm sounded weak and assumed it was a back-up battery and that her regular battery had died. So I gave her a jump and she was able to shut the alarm off and start the car. The next day her husband came in and told me what I did was wrong, the alarm was coincidental and the car wasn't starting because of a safety feature that would not let the car start when it was low on oil! He than said that I had somehow reset the ECU when I jumped it witch allowed it to start even though the problem was still present. PLEASE tell me he is on crack this can not be real. Even if it was true (although I have never heard of this ever) he acted as though I was better of letting her walk home in a "scummy" neighborhood at 10 at night. I am so ****ed!!!!!!

 

I'd tell the guy that if he's getting ****ed at YOU about giving his wife a jumpstart, then maybe he ought to maintain her car a little better so it doesn't happen again. she's lucky you were around to help get her home. as you said, leaving a woman in a scummy 'hood at 10pm isn't exactly right.

 

i think thats

iver never heard such thing, as far as i know you did the right thing.. cept ive never heard of a backup battery.. it was probably just weak and not enough juice for the starter.. i wouldnt worry bout it..

 

Yeah I was polite to him, but just thought it was to stupid to be true

 

Good greif! He's full of it. Unless it's some kind of fancy German car I seriously doubt an old car like that would have some safety feature related to the oil level! Resetting the ECU by giving a jumpstart? Yeah right! The battery was DEAD - that'll reset the ECU for you!

He's just proving his manhood and usefulness to himself by coming in there and pretending to show you up. What a jerk. Do a favor for someone these days and what do you get? ..... sigh.

You did the right thing 100%.

 

oil level saftey feature....hahahahahahahahah

i say you better start taking his wife home.. wink wink

 

 

I have never heard of such a safty feature. But on behalf of all dudes out there that care about thier woman,I Thank You for being such a good citizen.

 

hope he doesn't try to sue you for engine damage due to low oil

after that he might accuse you of having an affair with is wife.

 

just say "who are you? what car? i don't know what you're talking aboug "

 

he's an idiot....you should have told him you "jumpstarted" his wife too!

 

 

hahaha

 

Thanks for the positive response I am seriously doubting the sanity of some people these days next thing you know I get acused of causing brain cancer for letting somebody use my cell phone. Any way I feel better now

 

actually, there Is such a thing as a starter interrupt.. I don't remember what make of cars they're on, but it's a pretty common import.
I know a few people that it's happened to, but it doesn't work like that.. basically is just cuts off the starter period.. everything else will work, but you click to the "Start" position on the key and nothing happens.


Of course, before is ever gets to this point, it flashes a "low oil" light on the dash for quite a while before it won't actually start.

wish I could remember what car that was.

 

it's amazing how many idiots miss their lights. . .