How Often Do You Check Your Oil ?

UKPulse · September 11, 2003

This was prompted by reading an article in Auto Express (10 Sep 03) about the new Mazda RX8.

Owners have been told that they must check the oil in their new Mazda every two tankful's of petrol. Mazda states that this is normal as the rotary engine uses quite a lot of oil, a fine mist being sprayed over it to lubricate the tips. If the oil warning light comes on, the RX8 goes into "limp home" mode!

ColinBarber · September 11, 2003

Used to check once a month, but never put in a drop in 2.5 years so started not to check so offen. I'll go back to once a month on my new one.

Fidgits · September 11, 2003

I check it from time to time (probably once a month or so)..

In over a year of ownership, I dont think its ever gone down, even a milimetre..

TonyGoose · September 11, 2003

Isn't that something that happens under the bonnet ??

Must be something done at the service then surely :D

How does one gain access to there? One must ask jeeves

vince-com · September 11, 2003

Use to do it often before...

Now just if I have to do a long trip, the level doesn't want to go down.

djanderso · September 11, 2003

I check it everytime I cut the grass :D ............ But the garage checks the car for me :D

Loz · September 11, 2003

I once left an oil change for 14000 miles on the Lex and it did not drop at all below. THese engines really should not be using oil at any notable rate though. I now use a special Racing Oil that I check every so often but will be changing it every 6k rather than 9k. just cos I might want to keep the car and reckon its better not to carry crud around longer than is required...

ON my motorbikes I used to change it every 3000 miles but they got thrashed to hi heaven!

Claire G · September 11, 2003

I leave it to be checked by the garage. Before I had the accident I had a go at my husband as his car had leaked oil all over our drive....after a call from the garage doing the repairs to my car I had to eat major humble pie. During the last service, who ever had changed the oil filter made a real hash of it as it wasn't fixed properly and they'd cross threaded it.

I'll now be checking my oil monthly from now on.

Zee007 · September 11, 2003

I check the it every Sunday, and have the oil and filter changed every 3-4k miles....

Matthew_McNally · September 11, 2003

I used to check about once a month, but after a few months of it never changing, and the fact that my mileage means I have a service about every 3 months nowadays ( ), this falls into the "leave it to the dealer" category.