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*mike reeh* · 02-14-2003, 01:35 AM

for the last few months Ive been writing the date (and miles if the vehicle has a working odometer) on routine maintenance items.. like oil filter, and the rotor.. Its really interesting to tear into the cap & rotor and be surprised by the date written right there of the last time you were in there. anyone else do this? On my toyota i write the date & miles on the filter.. on my chevy, the speedo isnt hooked up so I just write the date on the filter/rotor..

i dont know about you but if its been more than a week since I did it, it may as well have been 10 years cuz I cant remember squat. so it really helps me out

comments? suggestions?

mike

PHOENIX · 02-14-2003, 01:42 AM

I have done that a couple times. Never on the oil filter, because all the leaking oil would just cover it up

But your right after a few month I cant remember which month it was that I did that. Wiring the date on the stuff is a good idea. Plus it gives you a better idea of when you should be replacing things.

J-Spec C10 · 02-14-2003, 02:16 AM

I do it, its really helpful! I can't seem to remember lots of things since Highschool. Hmmm...

79BIG10 · 02-14-2003, 07:58 AM

I try to write it on the calendar 3 months from when I have done the oil change. I really never meet the 3,000 miles in that time. So 3 months then time to change the oil. Never have done the other.

BigRed · 02-14-2003, 10:23 AM

Good idea. I never think to do that. Since my truck just goes back and forth to work with me, 3 months comes way before 3000 miles!

Low87 · 02-14-2003, 10:23 AM

That's a good idea. I've half-assed kept a maintenance journal, but it's not much good if you don't keep up with it.

SCOTI · 02-14-2003, 11:18 AM

I change my oil as I go down the road.... 1 qt. every other tank of petrol

. For everything else I keep the receipts in a 3-ring binder so I know the dates/amounts spent. I get my inspection & tags @ the same time & try to do my annual maint right around the same time.

skyhawk1 · 02-14-2003, 05:31 PM

I used to write oil change, filter change, etc. with a Sharpie right on the underside of the hood. That way I see it every time I open the hood. (It helps to have a nice shinny underside on the hood)

*1FaastC10* · 02-15-2003, 12:11 AM

sure, wiring the date onto something is a good idea... unless you're doing a frame off

i can just see my truck rolling down the road with hundreds of little paper tags tied to it and flapping in the breeze.

02-14-2003, 01:35 AM	#1
mike reeh 5 day ban, learn to behave. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: san diego, ca Posts: 683	Mike Reehs tip of the day.. (hey that rhymes. yeah its pronounced "ray") for the last few months Ive been writing the date (and miles if the vehicle has a working odometer) on routine maintenance items.. like oil filter, and the rotor.. Its really interesting to tear into the cap & rotor and be surprised by the date written right there of the last time you were in there. anyone else do this? On my toyota i write the date & miles on the filter.. on my chevy, the speedo isnt hooked up so I just write the date on the filter/rotor.. i dont know about you but if its been more than a week since I did it, it may as well have been 10 years cuz I cant remember squat. so it really helps me out comments? suggestions? mike

02-14-2003, 01:42 AM	#2
PHOENIX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 4,703	I have done that a couple times. Never on the oil filter, because all the leaking oil would just cover it up But your right after a few month I cant remember which month it was that I did that. Wiring the date on the stuff is a good idea. Plus it gives you a better idea of when you should be replacing things. __________________ * AVOID: LOPER'S PERMORANCE / LOPERSPEED.COM OF PHOENIX, AZ & COTTMAN TRANSMISSION *

02-14-2003, 02:16 AM	#3
J-Spec C10 Whats this wire for?.... Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Barrie, Ontario, CANADA Posts: 378	I do it, its really helpful! I can't seem to remember lots of things since Highschool. Hmmm... __________________ Kyle CANADIAN CONNECTION '82 C10 Resto-Custom--> * 2 1/4" manifold back dual exhaust with Hooker Aerochambers & High Flow Cats Taylor Ignition Wires Centerline 15" Telstars with 32"x10" mudders

02-14-2003, 07:58 AM	#4
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,774	I try to write it on the calendar 3 months from when I have done the oil change. I really never meet the 3,000 miles in that time. So 3 months then time to change the oil. Never have done the other. __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

02-14-2003, 10:23 AM	#5
BigRed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 1,680	Good idea. I never think to do that. Since my truck just goes back and forth to work with me, 3 months comes way before 3000 miles! __________________ Scott Shelbourne

02-14-2003, 10:23 AM	#6
Low87 been here longer than Liz Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 2,437	That's a good idea. I've half-assed kept a maintenance journal, but it's not much good if you don't keep up with it. __________________ ~Greg~ Mac's Garage '87 SWB 6/8 drop "Piso" '08 CCSB Silverado DD the departed '89 GMC K5 Jimmy 4x4 "Rusty Nuts" '77 Chevy K5 Blazer 2wd '83 Chevy stepside "You get what you pay for" - Mike 'swervin ervin' Ervin

02-14-2003, 11:18 AM	#7
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,071	I change my oil as I go down the road.... 1 qt. every other tank of petrol. For everything else I keep the receipts in a 3-ring binder so I know the dates/amounts spent. I get my inspection & tags @ the same time & try to do my annual maint right around the same time. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

02-14-2003, 05:31 PM	#8
skyhawk1 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Oceana WV USA Posts: 184	I used to write oil change, filter change, etc. with a Sharpie right on the underside of the hood. That way I see it every time I open the hood. (It helps to have a nice shinny underside on the hood) __________________ "The World's a Mess"! 71 C-10 72 Suburban 2WD Oceana, West Virginia

02-15-2003, 12:11 AM	#9
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,399	sure, wiring the date onto something is a good idea... unless you're doing a frame off i can just see my truck rolling down the road with hundreds of little paper tags tied to it and flapping in the breeze.



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