Hiiii. My name is Bear. I should probably be "Horse whipped".

[ebinmaine 67,421]

I've been meaning to drop the engine oil outta my 1974 C160-8 .... for awhile. 

 

I did not take a picture. 

Partially because I don't want pictorious proofage. 

 

But really... it's a black drain pan.... with black oil. 

 

 

 

 

[CCW 1,293]

I believe that's the color of oil when it comes out of the ground so it should still be good.

[ebinmaine 67,421]

16 minutes ago, CCW said:

I believe that's the color of oil when it comes out of the ground so it should still be good.

I'll go with that! 

[JoeM 7,873]

Remember EB there ain't no filtration on those old K's, that oil is going to be pretty dark by nature of the beast, that means the oil is cleaning up after it's self. 

[ebinmaine 67,421]

4 minutes ago, JoeM said:

Remember EB there ain't no filtration on those old K's, that oil is going to be pretty dark by nature of the beast, that means the oil is cleaning up after it's self. 

That's definitely a good thing. I suppose probably I should get an hour meter on this machine.

 

 

[JoeM 7,873]

5 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

I suppose probably I should get an hour meter on this machine.

Good Idea but the spring and fall thing works too. and you got a jump on the fall change out for this year. 

[lynnmor 7,305]

58 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

That's definitely a good thing. I suppose probably I should get an hour meter on this machine.

 

That may or may not be a good thing because the crud is constantly moving thru the engine causing wear.  The only good answer is to drain the oil often and do it immediately after shutting down before solids settle out.  An hour meter can be useful but it can't tell you the the number of starts, idle hours, and hard use hours.  My thought is take a good guestimate that fits your use over time and go with that.

[davem1111 2,030]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

That's definitely a good thing. I suppose probably I should get an hour meter on this machine.

 

 

I have a "spare" one that you can have.  I've never looked at how these work - do they just measure how long the key is on and there is power?  Or do they detect the engine running?

[rmaynard 15,434]

I was very bad about changing the oil in my wife's car when we were first married. Her father used to pull the dipstick on her VW Beetle, see that the oil was black, and ask when was the last time I changed it. So I started using STP brand motor oil. It came out of the can black, so that ended the discussion.

[ebinmaine 67,421]

24 minutes ago, rmaynard said:

I was very bad about changing the oil in my wife's car when we were first married. Her father used to pull the dipstick on her VW Beetle, see that the oil was black, and ask when was the last time I changed it. So I started using STP brand motor oil. It came out of the can black, so that ended the discussion.

Well done Bob! 

[ebinmaine 67,421]

3 hours ago, davem1111 said:

 

I have a "spare" one that you can have.  I've never looked at how these work - do they just measure how long the key is on and there is power?  Or do they detect the engine running?

 

Go ahead and throw that in the pile of Bear Parts if you would.

 

On my older C Series from the '70s they detect "Key On." Not sure about the later models... 

[Handy Don 12,212]

4 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

On my older C Series from the '70s they detect "Key On." Not sure about the later models... 

Some power through the oil pressure sensor but most are on the A or I post of the ignition switch - key on, meter on.