I check my engine oil every - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

vstech · #16 07-15-2013, 12:42 AM

dripping, or burning, leaking, seeping and flowing...

the worst part isn't the not knowing, it's the slowing of the fluid that keeps our motors going.

so...

if you wish to prevent a towing, it's best to keep an eye on the commings and goings of that black fluid that is most important for our tooing and froing... the iron and plastic, the aluminum and the glass it's all just a draping for our oohs and ohings... so to prevent the most distastefull slowing, I STRONGLY suggest a frequent showing

because, no amount of glowing will soften the throwing and blowing of an oil level left unknowing

Codifex Maximus · #17 07-15-2013, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by vstech

dripping, or burning, leaking, seeping and flowing...

the worst part isn't the not knowing, it's the slowing of the fluid that keeps our motors going.

so...

if you wish to prevent a towing, it's best to keep an eye on the commings and goings of that black fluid that is most important for our tooing and froing... the iron and plastic, the aluminum and the glass it's all just a draping for our oohs and ohings... so to prevent the most distastefull slowing, I STRONGLY suggest a frequent showing

because, no amount of glowing will soften the throwing and blowing of an oil level left unknowing

And a very well turned phrase it is!

Equestrian · #18 07-15-2013, 09:51 AM

30 40 50 weight on which i will pontificate,
The ever pumping pistons churning for just a bit of lube they're yearning
Delo, Moly, Mobil-1,
Do you best get this job done?
Back the bolt swap the filter,
Slack in the task might well kill her
Ever on the cycle spins twisting my lip making me grin
That happy clatter means her thist's been satisfied
Come on baby lets go and drive!
Log the miles write them down
As the odometer spins ever round
Day months and miles go by
What should be my OCI?
Pop the hood another time
Checkin' the stick helps my peace of mind

So boys check it alot,
Keep it changed and drain it hot,
That greasy black slick and slippery
Comon y'all aint no mystery

Skid Row Joe · #19 07-15-2013, 03:45 PM

HA!

winmutt · #20 07-15-2013, 05:18 PM

Every time I have the hood open which equates to weekly or more.

JB3 · #21 07-15-2013, 05:34 PM

if looking under the car to see how much oil has drained out counts, I check the oil seepage daily, but i check the dipstick at every fuel up, approx 250-350 mile intervals

Doktor Bert · #22 07-15-2013, 05:39 PM

I rarely check my oil between the 6,000 mile service interval, maybe on occasion when I refuel, but I look under the car everytime I drive it for any signs of leakage.

I have been spoiled by gapless rings....

Can't Know · #23 07-15-2013, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Stretch

I loves it I do - I checks it all the time! I smell it and sniff it and fondle it and loves it and loves it and loves it...

DieselPaul · #24 07-16-2013, 04:15 PM

When I'm bored. Ill think to myself "hey I haven't checked my oil in a while" and ill check it. My 603 uses about 1/4 quart between 6k changes over the past 70k miles so I don't find it necessary to check it often.

LUVMBDiesels · #25 07-16-2013, 04:55 PM

I have a spreadsheet for each car with oil changes, oil filter changes, and other maintenance tasks. For my Diesels I would do oil every 2500 miles and filters every 5000.
The gas cars can go longer between oil changes, but get the filter changed at each oil change.
I could count on the Volvos to not use any oil, the Chevy to use a quart every 200 miles but Monika is an unknown. Until I get her pattern I check her oil just about every time I take her out. She just got nice new Rotella 15w40 and a new filter...

Simpler=Better · #26 07-17-2013, 09:17 AM

On my gas DD I check at every fillup, or if I've revved over 4k. Under 4k she doesn't burn anything, over 4k it likes to drink oil. There's nothing *wrong* with my car, but there are oh so many things that aren't right :p

chasinthesun · #27 07-17-2013, 11:01 AM

Summer everything leaks abit faster

.No oil leaks ,just powersteering for right now ,if the hood is up it gets checked .My 617 runs very smooth and consumes about a qrt a month ,somewhere around 1700 miles.If it has blowby it is very little ,400k and counting.DDee pppeeeendable

vstech · #28 07-17-2013, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by LUVMBDiesels

I have a spreadsheet for each car with oil changes, oil filter changes, and other maintenance tasks. For my Diesels I would do oil every 2500 miles and filters every 5000.
The gas cars can go longer between oil changes, but get the filter changed at each oil change.
I could count on the Volvos to not use any oil, the Chevy to use a quart every 200 miles but Monika is an unknown. Until I get her pattern I check her oil just about every time I take her out. She just got nice new Rotella 15w40 and a new filter...

do you have that reversed? you change the OIL every 2500, and the FILTER every 5000? really?
that's opposite of what I was taught...

Doktor Bert · #29 07-17-2013, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by vstech

do you have that reversed? you change the OIL every 2500, and the FILTER every 5000? really?
that's opposite of what I was taught...

During the 60's and 70's, many manufacturers recommended a filter replacement every other oil change.

I change the oil in the 300SD somewhere between 6,000 and 8,000 miles.

vstech · #30 07-17-2013, 12:31 PM

yeah, but that was not for diesels with the soot loading was it?

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Three times per day	1	1.49%
Every weekend	16	23.88%
Once a month	7	10.45%
While filling the fuel tank	19	28.36%
When I am bored	9	13.43%
Every time the hood is open	15	22.39%
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