Utterli | sammo | Activity https://utterli.com/members/sammo/activity/ Activity feed for sammo. Mon, 22 Jan 2024 16:31:21 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=12.1.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 277be56834138d78413ca7c2f3824126 replied to the topic Need help with refilling oil - car newbie! in the forum Banter https://utterli.com/Discussions/topic/need-help-with-refilling-oil-car-newbie/#post-1013 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 19:10:05 +0000 Thanks everyone! Just got a 4L bottle of Castrol Edge 5W-30. The local petrol station had a 1L bottle for £23, while Tesco were selling the 4L bottle for £24.50!

Obviously, there’s a lot of oil left. Given that the oil survives in the engine, I take it’s okay to close the bottle with the remaining oil and keep it in a cool, dry place?

]]> 2ea9c050281fa8a983ad8cf78a33c83e replied to the topic Need help with refilling oil - car newbie! in the forum Banter https://utterli.com/Discussions/topic/need-help-with-refilling-oil-car-newbie/#post-1001 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 13:14:33 +0000 We need weekly utterli idiot awards – that’s a competition I could win.

The service history book says whether long life oil or not has been used. Where else would that information be?! I had that page open today to check the mileage since last service as well.

]]> c89c8e087c93bcc250d9b23d76113a50 started the topic Need help with refilling oil - car newbie! in the forum Banter https://utterli.com/Discussions/topic/need-help-with-refilling-oil-car-newbie/ Sat, 14 Jul 2018 13:14:10 +0000 I was checking the oil today and noticed that it’s on the low side – the car was parked on a small incline, so I will need get it up to the working temperature on a level surface to make sure it’s actually low. The oil (not 710!) light is not on, so not sure what to make out of it. The current reading is right in the middle of “C” territory…[Read more]

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