My recent discovery of BITOG did not go unnoticed by those around me. My girlfriend threw me the weirdest birthday party joke I've ever had... every one of my friends brought me motor oil as a gift, except for one gal who gave me a Hello Kitty license plate holder. Yay. Haha. But after the hangover I sat down and took inventory of my new stash:
10 qts Mobil 1 5w-20
10 qts Mobil 1 0w-20
5 qts Mobil 1 AFE 0w-30
5 qts Mobil 1 EP 5w-20
5 qts Valvoline 5w-20
5 qts Valvoline 20w-50 Max Life (guess that can go into the Spitfire)
5 qts Pennzoil YB 5w-20
5 qts Pennzoil Platinum 5w-20
5 qts Castrol GTX
5 qts Chevron Supreme 5w-20
1 Hello Kitty license plate holder with matching keychain
What worries me most isn't the incredible urge to buy a bunch of ST-7317 filters and rip off a series of 100 mile OCIs. Her thoroughness in finding (mostly) suitable oils is both impressive and kind of spooky, and the 0w-30 is downright creepy--did she know I was wondering whether that might protect my new Honda better than the CAFE golden grades? Am I underestimating her about other things? Should I clean up my hard drive before she finds that, uh, stuff? Dare I accuse her of putting the Hello Kitty license plate holder on my car and watching me drive around like that for two days before I noticed? Regardless, Good-bye Kitty is MUCH happier on her Sebring.
Anyway, even before my birthday I'd found that PP 5w-20, M1 0w-20 and M1 5w-20 all quiet the top end noise in my engine and even defeat (mostly) the patented Honda RPM whine (whatever that sound is). So... any idea what should I do with the other 25 quarts of oil? Give it to Sebring Kitty? Try to exchange it for store credit somewhere? Use it as a sump flush for visits to the dealership? Donate it to some seedy lotion parlor?
10 qts Mobil 1 5w-20
10 qts Mobil 1 0w-20
5 qts Mobil 1 AFE 0w-30
5 qts Mobil 1 EP 5w-20
5 qts Valvoline 5w-20
5 qts Valvoline 20w-50 Max Life (guess that can go into the Spitfire)
5 qts Pennzoil YB 5w-20
5 qts Pennzoil Platinum 5w-20
5 qts Castrol GTX
5 qts Chevron Supreme 5w-20
1 Hello Kitty license plate holder with matching keychain
What worries me most isn't the incredible urge to buy a bunch of ST-7317 filters and rip off a series of 100 mile OCIs. Her thoroughness in finding (mostly) suitable oils is both impressive and kind of spooky, and the 0w-30 is downright creepy--did she know I was wondering whether that might protect my new Honda better than the CAFE golden grades? Am I underestimating her about other things? Should I clean up my hard drive before she finds that, uh, stuff? Dare I accuse her of putting the Hello Kitty license plate holder on my car and watching me drive around like that for two days before I noticed? Regardless, Good-bye Kitty is MUCH happier on her Sebring.
Anyway, even before my birthday I'd found that PP 5w-20, M1 0w-20 and M1 5w-20 all quiet the top end noise in my engine and even defeat (mostly) the patented Honda RPM whine (whatever that sound is). So... any idea what should I do with the other 25 quarts of oil? Give it to Sebring Kitty? Try to exchange it for store credit somewhere? Use it as a sump flush for visits to the dealership? Donate it to some seedy lotion parlor?
