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First-light Jr. Hamster Analyst 8mo ago
One of my exes told me the other day how she added more oil when the oil warning light came on and now she can't take the children on holiday because she needs a new engine (Ford wet timing belt is not to be joked with).
I said that was a bummer and got back in my new truck and went home.
God bless the west where at least when you can't take any more you can leave them alone to be strong and independent (sometimes if you are lucky).
MentORPHEUS TRP Endorsed 8mo ago
As a retired professional mechanic, I approve of this staged meme photo! (They could have at least hidden the cap still on the cooking oil bottle better.)
Over the decades, I'd say it was 60/40% women/men who acted car-illiterate and treated the oil pressure warning light as an "add some oil" notice, and/or when adding, never bother to pull the dipstick and often wind up overfilling it in the process.
Typo-MAGAshiv asshole. giga-shitlord. worst mod EVAR. 8mo ago
What?! No!
Kidding around aside, kudos to her for having a sense of humor.
My screen is too small to see the cap, but another clue is that dude whom I presume to be her dad is just watching incredulously instead of trying to stop her.
MentORPHEUS TRP Endorsed 8mo ago
The soft focus don't-need-no-man in the background was a great touch. His body language suggests to me that he's simultaneously aghast at the sight but resigned to let her do for herself and find out later.
GimmeTheUsual Sr. Hamster Analyst 8mo ago
There's a series on YouTube called "Just Rolled In" that highlights crazy shit that mechanics have encountered.
A few have been someone putting in veggie oil, either because they had nothing else or just genuinely thought it wouldn't matter. When the oil pan was taken off, the viscious nearly jello-like mass was something to behold. Oils like that do some odd shit when mixed with motor oil and whatever else was left in the engine.
As you can imagine, it doesn't end well.
MentORPHEUS TRP Endorsed 8mo ago
I like that channel and have seen a few of their thumbnails with removed oil pans like that.
about 15-20 years ago there was this big trend of buying up cheap older diesel vehicles and converting them to veggie oil. People remarked that the exhaust smelled like French Fries, but not being choosy enough about the oil going in the fuel tank made a lot of these cars die premature deaths. Shops would turn them away, not wanting to touch them for legit fear of all the 'Ever-since-you" complaints sure to follow.
GimmeTheUsual Sr. Hamster Analyst 8mo ago
Yep, that always seemed like a lot of trouble to go through. You might as well just grow your own shit and crush/extract/filter it yourself.
The way things are going, however, we might end up using "wood gas" generators to power cars if our infrastructure gets effed up.
I hope not, but I'm in a somber mood today.
throwaway_old_guy 8mo ago
If I can't see the level, how do I know there is enough?
Typo-MAGAshiv asshole. giga-shitlord. worst mod EVAR. 8mo ago
Just keep adding more.
No-Stress-Cat 8mo ago
Actually, she's not wrong. Vegetable oil is toxic to the human body, and is actually better suited to putting it in your car. Though, given how thick she looks, she probably thinks it's made for both.
polishknight WAATGM Endorsed 8mo ago
@TYPO-Magashiv My wife cares about the fluids in her car even if she doesn't know how to check them (after me giving her repeated lessons about how to check). But I have to forgive her in that she's told me a dozen times how to do my daughter's hair and I can't figure it out.
It's neat that our modern cars don't require tire pressure checks in that we'll get notices if something is off so I keep a tire gauge and hand pump in case something is needed but otherwise don't worry about it. I check every three months or before a major trip. My wife DOES know how to use the tire pressure gauge and pump.
What's all of your opinions about oil changes with synthetic? My mechanic says up to 9K miles is ok, but I prefer 6K or 1 year. 3K seems like too much. We have mechanic transmissions on both cars, dual clutch (can't avoid), no CVT.
Want to share a fun marriage story: My wife was 7 months pregnant, high risk pregnancy, in the coldest month of the year 10 degrees fahrenheit and calls me to say that she had sideswiped both of her tires and blown them at the dentist's office. The dentist offered to call a tow truck.
I said no effing way, I'll fix this.
So big belly and I get there and my spare is the same size as hers so I swap the tires so both of her front tires are ok and the rear are the spares and we drive to costco where she had bought new tires 3 months before. Costco said that it was covered under warranty FULL and replaced both of them but had to order. So she drove for a week with the tiny spares on the rear which she was ok with.
I LOVE costco tires and batteries. Highly recommend. If you need, get on groupon. Costco does free balance/checks on tires for the life of the tires which for us is about 8 years. Also, not advertised ANYONE can get free nitrogen air at the warehouse. You're welcome.
[edit] My wife's Audi Q3 burns about 1/2 quart every 1/2 year but I have a 5 quart of oil to top off. My mechanic says this is normal. I love Castrol GTX. Would put on my breakfast cereal if my doctor said it was ok.
MentORPHEUS TRP Endorsed 8mo ago
For most cars 8-12,000 miles between changes with quality synthetic oil and OEM filter (important!) will serve you well, especially cars that get a lot of steady cruising speed miles. At my shop we sold Motul to our customers.
Glad she did OK for that week but beware, with smaller tires on the rear, the car is at much greater risk of losing traction in high speed curve situations, abruptly without warning. Drivers not practiced in reflexively responding to oversteer are likely to spin out of control. As a general rule, whether front or rear wheel drive, you want the best tires on the back.
polishknight WAATGM Endorsed 8mo ago
Most of our driving is in town with a lot of stop signs so thanks. I'll stick to 9K or the recommended then. She only did very light driving for that week.
About filters, yeah. A friend of mine's VW broke down on an interstate trip and he paid to have it towed hundreds of miles back home and the mechanic there found it was a clogged oil filter from the cheap oil change he had gotten.