Be honest here. How often do you look under your hood and check the fluid levels.

Engine Oil, Brake Fluid, Steering Fluid, Coolant, etc...

 

sad to say, not that often

 

Hardly at all. Whats the saying - a mechanic's car is the last to be looked at - ?

 

I check oil all the time.... you tend to get a bit paranoid when you go FI.

 

I voted never... But I usually check the oil 1/2 way to an oil change... and sometimes right before to see if I'm using any oil, but not like I was in my younger days when I was driving beaters...

So I voted never, but I probably check all the fluids once or twice a year...

 

How do you check the oil level and not the other fluids at the same time?

You already have the hood open, the hard part is done.

 

Hmm, when I do change my oil, I'll top off the washer fluid. There is crap covering the brake fluid and clutch fluid so I usually don't bother with those. I think I'll check the coolant when next week when I'm doing the oil again.

I'm also really bad with tire pressure.

 

Every 3 weeks. With 2 "older" cars I tend to have to check the oil so often,when I'm under there may as well check everything.

 

It depends on the vehicle.
My 50's truck I check every fluid pretty much before and after a drive.
My VW I check to make sure it has enough oil, as it seems to use it at the same rate as the gas, though it just throws it on the ground. It doesn't burn it.
And The only thing I check on the 2.2 cl is that it starts. It's only failed that test once in 6 years.

 

bout once a month

 

Never. I open her up to refill the washer fluid and that's about it. I have a quick look around and close her back up. I think I've checked the tranny fluid once, that's about it.

 

Car fluids?

 

all fluids at least once a month honestly. I am a little OCD when it comes to maintenance.

 

Usually twice a week on the oil burner Saturn. :freak:

Almost never on the van.

 

once every 2.5 months or so when i change my oil....

 

Was that comment directed at me ??

I drive 12.5K a year, and change the oil at 7500, so that's why I only have the hood up a couple times a year... I do check everything (including the belts and hoses) when I'm in there... it just doesnt' happen as often as it should...

 

+1

 

I check the others when the washer fluid runs out. My washer fluid can go on for years.

 

Yea but more directed to synth19

I forget most of you guys drive gas saving hondas that dont need a constant watch.

 

Pretty much never.

The sad part is I do it every day for other people.

 

I was going to ask the same thing, but noticed this wasn't in Ramblings or D&R...

+2. ...Check perhaps once a month while pumping gas.
That's what happens with driving Hondas and Toyotas that neither burn oil nor leak for over 15 years. The only things that need filling or adjusting between oil changes are the washer fluid and the tires.

 

I check fluids when I open the hood. More so in the winter (re: fill up windshield washer fluid) but otherwise ... rarely. I'm like Greenie and check maybe every 3 months (but I picked every 2 months since it was closer to what I really do).

But if I light on my dash goes off ... I definitely check the fluids!