How often do you check your oil??

[80caprice]

I'm pretty obsessive, every time, from mowers to cars, the dipsticks pulled and checked each time before its started, of course not more then once a day

 

[mikemc]

My current vehicles use hardly any oil between drains so I check it maybe once a month.

 

[pitzel]

Every time I'm about to do a long (500+ mile) trip.

Haven't changed oil in over 30k miles/2.5 years now. Thanks to this website (and Esso XD-3) oil changes are a thing of the past for me.

 

[427Z06]

quote:

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Originally posted by den_s:
Just wonder how long your dipstick will last?

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Considering my age, my dipstick works well. Thanks for asking.

 

[bar1]

Every two weeks or once a month. Cars doesn't leak and I've got nada oil consumption..

 

[tamu_man]

Never, I just put a couple of extra quarts in so that I never get low.

 

[Highroller]

About once a month or twice a month if not busy...

 

[Vilan]

Every week, maybe two weeks. My car slurps a quart a month so I need to keep an eye on it.

 

[Amkeer]

Every Saturday or Sunday the motors get the quick glance over. I then pull the dipstick to make sure level is full. I add when 150 ml is needed. Only takes 10 minutes for 2 vehicles.

I was the type that hardly ever checked the level do to no consumption, but then had the intake hose split in half for who knows how long.

Daily Drives:
-2003 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner,2.7 liter, 4 cylinder, Mobil1 5w30 ODO 25300
-1995 Toyota 4-Runner,3.0 liter,6 cylinder, Mobil1 5w40 tsuv ODO 104600
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[Malaclypse]

I broke off my dipstick's handle and JB Welded the plug into the dipstick tube.

Its under warranty.

 

[BlazerLT]

once a week along with what my PCV catch can has caught.

 

[Titan]

I checked it last night before going to bed. I'll check it this morning before leaving for work.

 

[Ugly3]

Every 5000 miles.

 

[NewGuy]

Every weekend I check the fluids on all our cars. I usually check it when I fill up with gas too.

 

[Evil Ron]

I check the tire pressure, oil and coolant level weekly. Kind of a ritual, check the cars over every Sunday morning before church.

 

[Pablo]

I check my oil a lot. Checking for sludge, of course.

 

[crashz]

Every other tankful. Its easy while your right there at the gas station. Also the gas station is the only place where people DON'T ask if something is wrong when the hood is up.

 

[ArBee]

i'm really around the bend. Sometimes on my breaks at work, I'll walk out and check the oil level just for relaxation. This happens about three times a week.

 

[blmqzjc]

Check every 1K miles, when I add the proverbial ounce of LC20. Also check before any long trip.

 

[JohnnyO]

Usually twice a day, whether I start it or not. You can't be too careful.