The biggest car-related brain fart of my life came last night.
I had just arrived home from the track. My car burns 1/2 quart of oil on a typical track day. I take oil to the track, but I normally wait until I get home to top it off using the 5qt jug of Mobil 1 0W40 instead of the 1qt bottle I keep with me. I did that as normal while the car was still warm. Then it hit me.
I smelled the distinct odor of fried chicken. In that instant, I knew what I had done.
A few weeks ago, I fried up some southern pan fried chicken. I disposed of the oil in an empty Mobil 1 jug and forgot to mark it "OLD". When I looked at the level stripe on the side of the jug yesterday, I saw clean looking oil, so I used it. It looked clean coming out of the jug, too.
I'm headed out to the garage now to drain the oil pan, flush it with mineral spirits, let it dry, and refill it.
Not only was that a stupid move; it was also a costly move. I just changed the oil last week. So much for a $25 jug of Mobil 1.
I had just arrived home from the track. My car burns 1/2 quart of oil on a typical track day. I take oil to the track, but I normally wait until I get home to top it off using the 5qt jug of Mobil 1 0W40 instead of the 1qt bottle I keep with me. I did that as normal while the car was still warm. Then it hit me.
I smelled the distinct odor of fried chicken. In that instant, I knew what I had done.
A few weeks ago, I fried up some southern pan fried chicken. I disposed of the oil in an empty Mobil 1 jug and forgot to mark it "OLD". When I looked at the level stripe on the side of the jug yesterday, I saw clean looking oil, so I used it. It looked clean coming out of the jug, too.
I'm headed out to the garage now to drain the oil pan, flush it with mineral spirits, let it dry, and refill it.
Not only was that a stupid move; it was also a costly move. I just changed the oil last week. So much for a $25 jug of Mobil 1.
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