Check level of container - Dipstick.

[ImIronWolf]

No that is not an insult in the title. :)

We could do with a dipstick in our toolkit to equip and when held we can check the levels of containers we hold it over like brake and clutch master, coolant, oil etc. Easier than grabbing a full bottle and seeing if it takes any out.

[Reese]

Once thing I noticed on a lot of U.S. plastic containers for motor oil, brake fluid, and the like is a slightly transparent strip that goes the length of the longest side. You can see the liquid a little bit on it and tell how full it is.

In the game, though, the bottles will say "Empty" for brake fluid, but the motor oil and coolant does not(that I've noticed, I don't pay much attention).

[ImIronWolf]

Ahh I had not noticed that, but I was meaning the car's containers. Maybe containers was the wrong word I chose at the time. :p

I mean like the brake and clutch master cylinders, engine oil levels and coolant in the radiator. :)

But thanks for the tip about the bottles at least. That has been an issue I have had, wondering if any were empty when holding them over the different filler caps and getting no level bar on the UI. Maybe too they could have a percentage display on the name tag for the bottles and jerry cans as well, instead of just saying empty. :)

[jtgibson]

Agreed. I spent a minute looking for dipsticks on the engine block before discovering there weren't any.

I'd suggest including the oil dipstick on the engine block as a part that you actually have to click-and-hold to check level, though. Sort of like how you can click-and-hold the throttle linkage to rev the engine.

Since the brake and clutch reservoirs are translucent plastic, you should be able to check those just by mousing over.

The radiator, I'd suggest a mouseover to check coolant level as well, but only if the fill cap is off. (Actually, come to think of it, I've never opened the radiator cap when the engine is hot, but if faceful-of-steam is not a way to die in the game, it certainly should be.)

[THE GONSTER SOLUTION]

yes please !!

ability to check level of fluid in containers/engine/radiator etc