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pawoSD · #12 03-07-2009, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by WhoWhat

At the risk of sounding really stupid...

So, you're saying that you change the oil, check the dip stick to make sure it's at the right level, drive 1000 miles, check the dipstick and see that it's down a little bit, then add more oil (which you track carefully how much you add), until you get the oil on the stick back to the original level?

Close....on the 300E there is a low oil warning lamp. I fill it, check the level and how many miles are on the odometer....drive until the light comes on, fill it back to the previous level (while keeping track of the amt) and check that against how many miles I had driven. Makes it pretty easy to keep track.