# 2004 Mercury Mountaineer - Check oil question

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-mercury-mountaineer-check-oil-question/122327>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mercury, oil\
**Created:** [August 5, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-mercury-mountaineer-check-oil-question/122327 "2018-08-05T15:25:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Compton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/77aa72/32.png) [@Compton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Compton)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-mercury-mountaineer-check-oil-question/122327/1 "2018-08-05T15:25:09Z")

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When should you ck oil, car hot or cold

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-mercury-mountaineer-check-oil-question/122327/2 "2018-08-05T15:34:21Z")

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Cold is best and on a regular basis such as once a week . If traveling just check it after refueling .