R Lee
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Registered: 15th Aug 03
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How often do you really do it?
When do you do it? ie. warm engine, or cold?
I've heard and read conflicting times from various sources 
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STEvieXE
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Registered: 21st Jan 03
Location: Ballymena N.I.
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once a week with cold engine
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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cold engine.
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R Lee
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Registered: 15th Aug 03
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Thats what i thought and is what i've been doing.
I read in a car manual, that you check when its warm???
Maybe i can't read?
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sam-smith
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Registered: 8th Jan 07
Location: plymouth, UK
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as often as i remeberi have a leak
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Rob E
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Registered: 1st Jan 06
Location: Madeley, Stafford....I want to live back in Wales!
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i can leave weeks without checking it and can guarantee its still on full 
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DarkBahamut
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Registered: 4th Jun 06
Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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i havent checked mine in about 3 months  .
I blame living in an area with hardly any flat roads (meaning i cant check my oil at home!). I'll see if i remember to check it at work tomorrow.
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Chris F
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Registered: 26th Dec 05
Location: Newmarket Drives: Escort Van 1.8
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my oil light keeps coming on when i go round corners hard!
wats up, maybe i should check it!
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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Checked my oil this morning. Car died at Tesco, recovery guy got it going. Engine blow up on the M6 20 minutes later  Vauxhall say it needs a new cylinder head, tappets and invectors.
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Steve X16XE
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Registered: 31st Dec 06
Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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I change my oil every 5k. Thats 3 months. So i don't check coz i can't be arsed.
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johnhara1
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Registered: 19th Oct 06
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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On my 22DTi if i check the oil on a warm engine it appears to be very low. Almost fooled me into topping the oil up.
Left it to stand all night, checked 1st thing this morning and as expected it was almost full, apparently the oil takes an absolute age to run down from the head.
I tend to check the fluids once a week to be safe and an oil service every 5k, thats approx once a yr for me.
[Edited on 21-08-2007 by johnhara1]
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