LubeLogger: Self-hosted, open-source vehicle service records and tracker
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Re: LubeLogger: Self-hosted, open-source vehicle service records and tracker
#2Interesting. How many vehicles and how old are they that you need something like this?
Re: LubeLogger: Self-hosted, open-source vehicle service records and tracker
#3Neat! I keep them in a Notion database right now, but this seems like a fun solution
Re: LubeLogger: Self-hosted, open-source vehicle service records and tracker
#4I noticed that you don't have the option to tag something "Done" in the project planning screen. You can be planning it, doing it, or testing it but you can't tag it done.
Looks nice. I use an excel sheet for mine right now.
For fuel consumption I track a running average of the last X fillups where X is equivalent to the oil change interval. That helps identify performance issues as you can see your fuel economy decreasing as it nears time to replace plugs, air filters, etc. I also break out parts replacement by system - transmission, engine, transfer case, differentials, wire harness, lighting, etc just as you would use in ordering parts. That way specific items are easier to find in the maintenance records just by searching records for specific systems. It helps to understand the expected lifetime of your parts and to spot things like differences between OEM and aftermarket parts from specific parts suppliers.
Good job with this.
Re: LubeLogger: Self-hosted, open-source vehicle service records and tracker
#5This is a nice project, but I like the simplicity and portability of a google docs file that is just a running log. I can just give that file over to a new owner.
Re: LubeLogger: Self-hosted, open-source vehicle service records and tracker
#6This is a nice project, but I like the simplicity and portability of a google docs file that is just a running log. I can just give that file over to a new owner.
I'm curious - do you put new entries at the top of the bottom of the Google Doc? Do you include copies of receipts as well?
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#7Interesting project. It's sad that the internet has spoiled me, as I thought this meant something different. But I digress.
Re: LubeLogger: Self-hosted, open-source vehicle service records and tracker
#8I noticed that you don't have the option to tag something "Done" in the project planning screen. You can be planning it, doing it, or testing it but you can't tag it done. Looks nice. I use an excel sheet for mine right now. For fuel consumption I track a running average of the last X fillups where X is equivalent to the oil change interval. That helps identify performance issues as you can see your fuel economy decr…
Would you be willing to share your spreadsheet template?
Re: LubeLogger: Self-hosted, open-source vehicle service records and tracker
#9Interesting. How many vehicles and how old are they that you need something like this?
I have a truck, an old car, and a couple of motorcycles. Keeping track of maintenance, observations, parts, etc. across them is important. For a long time ive used a spreadsheet with no issue, so not sure I’d set this up myself.
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#10Great idea, I regularly got the urge of making something like this myself.
It would be interesting to add a database of Make and model.
An open source vehicule maintenance planning database containing the maintenance tasks and their period would be a great sister project. In it one could also add all the additional data concerning the vehicule usual "weaknesses". Because the car that pollute less is the one that you keep a little longer, focusing more on car maintenance instead of constantly churning new cars will make these kind of data essential in the future.