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Termy


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How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Original Message   Feb 12, 2005 1:02 am
How Often Do You Change Your Oil in your OPE?

Many probably want to know what the going rate is or what they should do.

I say do it every year. I do



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Ben07


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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #15   Feb 13, 2005 10:58 am
End of season.  I empty and usually don't refill till next season. ( tag them, mark them, fool proof them from starting to help ensure someone don forget to put new oil in next season).  Is that a good practice, yes if yor are gonna fog and store it for a couple of years, r in the case of a lawnmower, then you can store a couple with the handles off standing on their side,  but for yearly storage, your probable just the same refilling it right away).

Ben07

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Dave___in___CT


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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #16   Feb 13, 2005 5:17 pm
Small OPE engine invemtion...

Wouldn't it be nice if there was an easily removable oil cartridge that unscewed and discarded with most of the old oil in it... and a new one filled with oil put back on... ?

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Marshall


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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #17   Feb 13, 2005 5:59 pm
LOL, that would be cool!

How about an engine that didn't need oil, it used super lube impregnated steel. A steel so slick that it lubed itself even as it wears. 

OK, you're cartridge idea might be easier. 
robmints


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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #18   Feb 13, 2005 7:20 pm
Ben07 wrote:
End of season.  I empty and usually don't refill till next season. ( tag them, mark them, fool proof them from starting to help ensure someone don forget to put new oil in next season).  Is that a good practice, yes if yor are gonna fog and store it for a couple of years, r in the case of a lawnmower, then you can store a couple with the handles off standing on their side,  but for yearly storage, your probable just the same refilling it right away).

Ben07


Ben07,
I do something like this with my outboard. I just leave the bowl drains out so I don't forget. All I need to think about in the spring is the spider that might like to nest in the bowl. Not much of a concern.
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Le_Quebecois


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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #19   Feb 14, 2005 3:54 pm
I change my oil when it's getting a little dark and when it smell like metal but it's important to clean the engine after the drain pour some fresh oil crank the engine without starting it re-drained so you will be sure that all contaminant are going to be out ,

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snowshoveler


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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #20   Feb 14, 2005 5:28 pm
every time i replace the rod i change the oil.

just kidding ,i change it after last snow of season and after first snow of season.

gives me fresh oil all the time.

later chris 

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skippertoo


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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #21   Feb 14, 2005 6:05 pm
I do mine at the end of the season but in the South that is December !
millwright


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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #22   Feb 14, 2005 8:46 pm
What does a liter of oil cost $3.00 after 2 uses pour old stuff on fire when out on rink with the kids.

millwright

Termy


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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #23   Apr 22, 2005 3:55 am
Ayone remember this thread? ...haha...

anyway, with many people out there bringing there mowers out for mowing, mabie they should take a look at this old thread. And if anybody wants to add there opinion, please do...


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