Thread: how often do you check your engine oil

Rather than check the oil, I just top it up each week, takes about a 1.5 l per 500 k's sometimes a bit more but if I forget the lifters soon let me know

I normally check every 2nd week.
By the 5000 mark its normally on the low point on the dipstick,time to do a change.

Have an oil leak from the front bolt on the rocker cover,its tight and newish bolt,so I don't know why its still leaking.
I clean it when I do the oil change and after I have parked it under the carport,the next morning there's oil in the groove again.

Anyone got any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

cheers

Fairly frequently after I have purchased a vehicle and then depending on usage. ATM all the fleet are checked every 4-8 weeks or before a major trip. none are using any significant amount of oil.

Cheers

Steve

What's this oil that needs checking you speak of?
Usually only check it once between services.

Every time I drive the Series.
With the County before any trip that'll need more than a tank of fuel, and most weekends if I have driven it during the week. If I haven't driven it during the week I just check the road

Originally Posted by Judo

You make it sound very official. What if it's a public holiday?

Every Friday after a weeks driving, every Monday , because we are slowly ticking off the trips in the book, " Dirty weekends in S.E. Qld." I also have a good look around the engine & underneath the D2. So far, the oil level hasn't changed between services, but I check anyway. A good habit to get into. I'm retired, every day is a public holiday, and loving it.The wife still works ,another couple of years, at least, then we will be travelling, further afield. Bob

Given that our cars never leak or burn oil, why would we need to check???

Many years ago when RRCs were still new, I was on a Range Rover Club of NSW trip .
Going up Mt Pinnibar one of the convoy, a prominent Sydney lawyer came on the CB and said that he had a red light on the dash coming on during the steep bits. I told him to stop immediately on the next drainage hump.
I asked when he had last checked the oil.
"Checked the oil? its a new car , why should I check the oil?" I have never had to check the oil on any of my other ( Japanese) cars."

Well it was below the lower mark if on the dipstick at all , at about 6000Ks AFAIR and luckily we morons who take a litre of oil with us were able to roust enough up to get the oil onto the dipstick.
It does pay to check the oil.
Regards Philip A