I got up this a.m. and prepped to take my girls to school. When I started my truck, my "dummy" oil light came on flashing, "Check Oil Level". So, I checked the oil dipstick and saw this.....
Doesn't that look bad? Now, tell me true, doesn't each little dot represent one quart of oil? That's what I thought, too!!! So, I got into my vehicle and proceeded to drive my girls to school 10 miles away. The oil pressure gauge on the dashboard looked okay so I was thinking that if I didn't drive like crazy then I'd be all right.
We arrived safely at the school without any mishap and I drove over to the little gas station where I purchased 3 quarts of oil (at $6 per quart!). I went out to my truck and dumped all 3 quarts in at once. I mean, look at that dipstick! Wouldn't you do the same thing? Something within me urged a recheck of the dipstick. To my horror, I discovered that 3 quarts MAY have been too much oil!!!
At this point, I decide the best thing to do is call the Dahlin' and relay my lesson. I also told him that I need to rewind my day and start over. Doing this stuff on a Friday isn't supposed to happen to me. A Monday perhaps, but I NEED my Fridays!!! Therefore, TGIF? Really?
Dahlin' bluntly advised me to gently drive my truck to the nearest oil changing place and have it serviced ... which I promptly did. While at the oil changing place, I was gently reminded by the oil changer person that the oil in a vehicle needs to be changed every 3,000 miles. I had neglected to service my trusty "steed" for 19,518 miles!!! Well, heck, with all the running around I do, how am I supposed to remember how many miles I've traveled????!!! I need an alarm on the truck to notify me that it's time for an oil change! Not a little flashy light. That does nothing for me. An alarm bell or something would be more like it!
Lesson learned, for the time being, don't wait so long to get the oil changed. I'm back running the roads singing my theme song (Willie Nelson's "On the Road Again"), and paying the bills. I won't forget to change my oil again .... well, not any time soon.
