GM to Replace Dipsticks with Digital Oil Level Gauges in 2027 Silverado and Sierra

General Motors announced that the 2027 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra will feature digital oil level gauges, replacing traditional dipsticks in their new V8 engines.

General Motors recently revealed that a couple of its upcoming models will leave behind physical dipsticks in favor of a digital oil level gauge, according to a report from The Drive.

The 2027 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra will be equipped with new engines, a 5.7-liter and a 6.6-liter. With this change will also come the elimination of a dipstick, replaced with digital measurement methods.

The news was first unearthed in a piece from The Verge, and upon The Drive reaching out to GM for clarification, the automaker confirmed that dipsticks would not be included with 5.7-liter and 6.6-liter V8 engines. However, 2.7-liter TurboMax four-cylinder and 3.0-liter Duramax diesel engines will still include dipsticks.

GM is following the same trend other automakers are—including its largest truck competitor, Ram, which does not have a dipstick for its 3.0-liter Hurricane inline-six.

 

 

 

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