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When did you last check your oil?
When did you last check your oil?
less than 1 week ago [ 63 ] ** [52.50%]
less than 2 weeks ago [ 26 ] ** [21.67%]
less than 3 weeks ago [ 7 ] ** [5.83%]
less than 4 weeks ago [ 12 ] ** [10.00%]
less than 6 weeks ago [ 4 ] ** [3.33%]
less than 8 weeks ago [ 0 ] ** [0.00%]
more than 8 weeks ago [ 8 ] ** [6.67%]
whats oil? i'm a rep... [ 0 ] ** [0.00%]
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Daaaveee
post 28th October 2005 13:37
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thought it would be quite interesting, in light if my lubrication woes! smile.gif

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post 28th October 2005 13:48
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Well i have a diesel, so i don't check mine that much., lol


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post 28th October 2005 13:52
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post 28th October 2005 13:53
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QUOTE(145dude @ Oct 28 2005, 01:52 PM)
Yesterday!
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it used to be every week if i get the chance, but now i'm going to make the time, without fail!

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post 28th October 2005 13:54
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Howdy, last time i checked mine was less than 4 weeks ago, but i've been hoilday for 15 days!!!!!!!!!! biggrin.gif

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post 28th October 2005 14:10
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Well, I assume the man who did the oil change last week checked mine.

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post 28th October 2005 14:17
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post 28th October 2005 14:19
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post 28th October 2005 14:20
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Today... before this thread was started if you are wondering biggrin.gif
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post 28th October 2005 14:22
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mine don,t lose oil,,????check it once a mth,if am lucky????
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post 28th October 2005 14:27
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post 28th October 2005 14:51
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post 28th October 2005 15:03
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2 weeks ago......still at max......mine hardly uses any, only used a thimblefull driving to the Nurburgring and back too.......I still check every 2 weeks though.


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post 28th October 2005 15:19
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Where's the option for "just after I read a thread on what happens if you don't check oil...." wink.gif


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post 28th October 2005 15:41
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QUOTE(AJ @ Oct 28 2005, 03:19 PM)
Where's the option for "just after I read a thread on what happens if you don't check oil...." wink.gif
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i thought this thread might make people think, if the other didn't already! it seems as though 2 weeks might not be often enough! mine didn't used to use much, until 'that' time... misterious... 13 days after checking, its below min... but anyway, drifting off again.

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post 28th October 2005 15:50
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QUOTE(Daaaveee @ Oct 28 2005, 04:41 PM)
QUOTE(AJ @ Oct 28 2005, 03:19 PM)
Where's the option for "just after I read a thread on what happens if you don't check oil...." wink.gif
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i thought this thread might make people think, if the other didn't already! it seems as though 2 weeks might not be often enough! mine didn't used to use much, until 'that' time... misterious... 13 days after checking, its below min... but anyway, drifting off again.

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to be honest Dave, I'm unconvinced that, for no other reason, the oil on your car would go from max to min in normal usage, over one or two weeks, even on a car that suffers heavier than normal oil consumption.

There is a tendency for it to remain at the same level for ages, then drop, but not by that amount. I mean, I drove 500 miles across Europe, blasted round the Nurburgring, then drove 500 miles back, over a 5 day period and I had to put only a tiny bit of oil in it, when I got back. Even doing largely local town driving at home, I only have to put a bit in every now and again.

Am sure your engine failure is due to another reason. What that is will probably never be known, but I don't think, on this occasion it would be due to a failure on your part in checking the oil........

Good thread though chap, I think this and the main thread may make some people think!


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post 28th October 2005 16:29
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It could be due to something like a cracked sump or oil that has been let out some other way.

In two weeks I doubt very much that the oil can go from full, down to an engine damaging level, unless it was thrashed around allmost non stop biggrin.gif
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post 28th October 2005 16:42
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Today biggrin.gif
but in the last 27000klms it hasn´t used a drop gleam.gif
maybe the 1.4 has different clearances on rings ?

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post 28th October 2005 17:38
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It could be that there was two different types of oil in it.


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post 28th October 2005 18:02
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Maybe it would be a good idea to start a post like this every 2 weeks to remind everybody smile.gif. I checked mine a couple of days ago, bit confused though cos when I first pulled the dip stick it was a bit above min. Then I wiped it put it back in and the oil was at the above max mark, then a gap and then oil again at the below min mark huh.gif
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